英语新闻丨中国围棋大师聂大师逝世，享年73岁

Chinese Go master Nie Weiping died at the age of 73 in Beijing on Wednesday night, the Chinese Weiqi (Go) Association announced on Thursday.

中国围棋协会15日宣布，中国围棋大师聂卫平于14日晚在北京逝世，享年73岁。

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.

聂卫平于1952年8月17日出生，在1980年代率领中国队在中日围棋挑战赛中屡获胜利，击败多位日本顶尖棋手，由此在围棋界声名鹊起。

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，聂卫平被时任中国国家体育委员会（中国国家体育总局的前身）授予“围棋大师”称号，同时担任中国围棋协会名誉主席。