Shin Jin-seo wins the first round like a final… Defeat Wang Xinghao and advance to the round of 16


Shin Jin-seo (right) and China’s 9th Dan Wang Xinghao are playing against each other in the round of 32 of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance on the 12th. In the match that was called a ‘preview final’, Shin Jin-seo won by disqualification after 221 black moves. Reporter Son Min-ho
Shin Jin-seo won the ‘Preview Finals’. In the first match between Shin Jin-seo and Wang Xinghao in the 2024 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Cup finals, Shin Jin-seo won and advanced to the round of 16.
Shin Shin-seo, the world’s strongest 9-dan player, was defeated by China’s new powerhouse Wang
The first round match between Shin Jin-seo and Wang Xinghao was enough to make Go fans excited. This is because Wang Xinghao was a player whom Shin Jin-seo had long considered to be the most difficult opponent, and he had already advanced to the finals alongside Shin Jin-seo in the 1st Nanyang Cup, which ended last week. Wang Xinghao was indeed a strong man that Shin Jinseo was wary of. Every time Shin Jin-seo attacked, he escaped like a loach. At the beginning of the mid-game, when Shin Jin-seo came out with a hundred pieces on the upper side, Wang Xinghao made two hundred pieces on the left side and survived quickly. It seemed like the top knight was just running around without any intention of fighting, but surprisingly, this move was AI’s blue spot.
It was a scene that would make Shin Jin-seo lose steam. However, Shin Jin-seo tightened the reins of the attack even further. This time, we targeted the Wuha Baek Demon. At that time, Wang Xinghao, who had been running away the entire time, attempted a counterattack. I questioned the black hemp on the left, but Shin Jin-seo counterattacked. I left the black on the left alone and pressed the white on the bottom right even more. Afterwards, a battle broke out between hemp and hemp, and after a fierce battle of numbers, both black and white were able to save all of their pieces.
The result of the close battle was that Black had a slight edge. However, Wang Xinghao was mortally wounded during the battle. I ran out of time.
On the first day of the 2024 Samsung Fire & Marine Cup finals, Korea got off to a good start. 17-year-old genius girl Kim Eun-ji, 9-dan, defeated last year’s Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Cup runner-up, She Erhao, 9-dan, and the number one female knight, Choi Jeong, 9-dan, defeated China’s other strong player, Gu Zihao, 9-dan. Ahn Jung-gi, 8th dan, also advanced to the round of 16 by defeating China’s 8th dan Chen Zhengxun.
The second day of the round of 32 will be played on the 13th. Attention is focused on the match between Byeon Sang-il and Ke Jie, another ‘preview of the world championship final’. Byeon Sang-il and Ke Jie are in the LG Cup finals scheduled to be held in January next year. The round of 16 matchup will be determined by a new draw after the round of 32.
The 2024 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Cup is hosted by JoongAng Ilbo and sponsored by Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance. Each player is given a time limit of 2 hours and 5 one-minute countdowns. The prize money is 300 million won for the winner and 100 million won for the runner-up.