Original Article here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20230606/k10014091431000.html

Posted on 6th June 2023.

Not really a Go incident but it became a big issue in the Go world in Japan since Go and Shogi are closely related. Since it happened to Shogi it may very well happen to Go as well.

Do you think the incident could've been prevented?

Full article:

It has been revealed that the student who won this year's "Student Meijin Tournament," where the winner is granted qualification to participate in certain professional shogi competitions, has been disqualified for violating tournament regulations by using a shogi AI app during the game.

According to the All Japan Student Shogi Federation, the organizer of the "Student Meijin Tournament," after the final match held in Tokyo on the 4th, some participants raised concerns about the male student who emerged victorious, stating that "there were too many instances of absence from the board during the game and requested an investigation