List of Go players
China
*Players could achieve the level of Guoshou (literally National Hand), which is best in the nation and ranked 1 pin 品.

List of Go players

Section Title: China
Table Section Text: *Players could achieve the level of Guoshou (literally National Hand), which is best in the nation and ranked 1 pin 品.

Origin	Name	DOB–DOD	Peak rank	Notes

Qing dynasty	Guo Wen-nian (過文年)	1610s–1670s	Guoshou, Qishen, 1 pin/品	Better known by his scholar name Guo Bai-Nian 過百齡 or Guo Bo-Nian過伯齡. Ancestor of Guo Ti-sheng 過惕生(1907-1989), teacher of Nie Hui-Ping.

Qing dynasty	Huang Longshi (黃龍士)	1650s–1690s	Guoshou, Qishen, 1 pin/品	Was considered by Go Seigen to have been at least the level of Honinbo Dosaku. He reached Guoshou* at the age of 16.梁魏今

Qing dynasty	Liang Wei-Jin (梁魏今)	1680s–1760s	Guoshou, Qishen, 1 pin/品	Pen name Hui Jing 會京. Native of Huaian in northern Jiangsu. Taught both Fan Xiping and Shi Shao-An.

Qing dynasty	Cheng Lan-Ru (程蘭如)	1690-1765	Guoshou, Qishen, 1 pin/品	Native of She County 歙縣 in southern Anhui. Also known for strong Xiangqi.

Qing dynasty	Fan Xiping (范西屏)	1709-1769	Guoshou, Qishen, 1 pin/品	Native of Haining, Zhejiang Province. Played 13 games with Shi Xiping in which 10 games survived in records, with score 5-5.

Qing dynasty	Shi Shaoan (施紹暗)	1710-1769	Guoshou, Qishen, 1 pin/品	Better known by his scholar name Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 and pen name Shi Ding-En 施定庵. Also Native of Haining, Zhejiang Province.

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Huang Longshi was one of the go players.

final_sentence: Huang Longshi was one of the go players.