Chinese Go master Nie Weiping died at the age of 73 in Beijing on Wednesday night, the Chinese Weiqi (Go) Association announced on Thursday. 中國圍棋協會15日宣布，中國圍棋大師聶衛平於14日晚在北京逝世，享年73歲。 Born on August 17, 1952, Nie rose to fame in the Go world after leading China to victories at the China-Japan Go Challenge Series in the 1980s, beating several top Japanese players. 聶衛平於1952年8月17日出生，在1980年代率領中國隊在中日圍棋挑戰賽中屢獲勝利，擊敗多位日本頂尖棋手，由此在圍棋界聲名鵲起。 In 1988, he was honored as "Go Master" by then-State Physical Culture and Sports Commission of China, the predecessor organization of China's State General Administration of Sport. He was also the honorary president of the Chinese Weiqi Association. 1988年，聶衛平被時任中國國家體育委員會（中國國家體育總局的前身）授予“圍棋大師”稱號，同時擔任中國圍棋協會名譽主席。