Go grandmaster Shin defeats AI KataGo with a two-stone handicap

Shin Jin-seo, the world's top-ranked Go player, defeated AI engine KataGo in a historic three-game series, winning 2-1 with a two-stone handicap—the first human to achieve an official victory against a state-of-the-art Go engine under such conditions. The 26-year-old South Korean grandmaster won the decisive final match by 11.5 points, demonstrating that humans can still compete effectively against advanced AI by relying on their own strategic style rather than imitating machine moves.