Nie Weiping
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| Full name | Nie Weiping |
| Chinese | Trad. 聶衛平 Simp. 聂卫平 |
| Pinyin | Niè Wèipíng |
| Born |
17 August 1952 Shenzhou, Hebei, China |
| Residence | China |
| Teacher | Hideyuki Fujisawa |
| Pupil |
Chang Hao, Wang Lei, Gu Li |
| Turned pro | 1982 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Chinese Weiqi Association |
Nie Weiping (simplified Chinese: 聂卫平; traditional Chinese: 聶衛平; pinyin: Niè Wèipíng; born 17 August 1952) is a professional Go player.
Born in Shenzhou, Nie began learning Go at the age of nine and won the inaugural World Amateur Go Championship in 1979. Nie was given 9 dan rank in 1982. He became famous in the Go world after leading China to victory in the China-Japan Supermatches, beating several top Japanese players including his teacher, Fujisawa Hideyuki. He earned the nickname "Steel Goalkeeper" for his ability to string together wins as the last Chinese player left. Nie won the Tianyuan twice, in 1991 and 1992.
Ranks #4 in total amount of titles in China.
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