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If players progress beyond 1st kyu, they will receive the rank of 1st dan, and from then on will move numerically upwards through the dan ranks. [3] In martial arts, 1st dan is the equivalent of a black belt. The very best players may achieve a professional dan rank. [3] The rank system is tabulated from the lowest to highest ranks:
The dan rank system is also used by baduk players. Nowadays, the Korea Taekkyon Association also issues dan ranks to taekkyeon practitioners. Someone who has received a dan rank is called a yudanja (유단자, 有段者). Someone who has received a "high" dan rank (6th Dan upwards) is called a godanja (고단자, 高段者).
Dan grades (abbreviated d) are considered master grades, and increase from 1st dan to 7th dan. First dan equals a black belt in eastern martial arts using this system. The difference among each amateur rank is one handicap stone. For example, if a 5k plays a game with a 1k, the 5k would need a handicap of four stones to even the odds.
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7 dan: First head of the Inoue house on the unrevised numbering (not counting Nakamura Doseki). Honinbo Sanetsu (本因坊算悦) 1611–1658: 8 dan: Second head of the house Honinbo, Jun-Meijin. Yasui Sanchi (安井算知) 1617–1703: Meijin, 9 dan: Second head of the house Yasui. Honinbo Doetsu (本因坊道悦) 1636–1727: 7 dan: Third ...
The 2nd dan is higher than Shodan, but the 1st dan is called Shodan traditionally and not "Ichidan". This is because the character 初 (sho, alternative pronunciation: hatsu) also means first, new or beginning in Japanese. Also frequently referred to as "first dan", it is a part of the kyū/dan ranking system common to modern Japanese martial arts.
Professional rankings are 1-dan through 9-dan (sometimes written 1p through 9p). In the past, a 1-dan professional was roughly equal to a (European) 7-dan amateur. However, since the competition to become a professional has increased since the late 1990s (particularly in China and Korea), it has become the case that new 1-dan professionals are ...
Niu's elder sister, Lili Niu, is a Chinese 5 dan professional and collaborator of Wu Qing-Yuan . Her husband is Xiangqi ( Chinese chess ) champion Zhao Guo-rong. Redmond provided the English commentary along with Chris Garlock for the Google DeepMind Challenge Match between Lee Sedol and AlphaGo from March 9 to March 15, 2016.