Jiang began playing Go when he was 6. In 1982, he was 5 dan, and in 1983 he entered the
Go Ratings top ten worlds. In 1984, Jiang defeated
Norimoto Yoda,
Satoru Kobayashi,
Shuzo Awaji,
Satoshi Kataoka and
Akira Ishida consecutively in the first Sino-Japanese Go Challenge, and was promoted to 8 dan. He was promoted to 9 dan 1987. In 1988, he defeated
Masaki Takemiya and entered the quarter-finals of the inaugural
Ing Cup. In the following year, he won the runner-up in the
Chinese Go Championship, also defeating
Cao Dayuan, Fang Tianfeng,
Rui Naiwei, and
Qian Yuping to become the challenger for the 3rd
Tianyuan. He narrowly lost 2-3 to
Liu Xiaoguang in the finals. In 1990, Jiang’s lover Rui Naiwei had to leave China to become the apprentice of
Go Seigen after a falling out with some officials at the
Chinese Weiqi Association. He and Rui reunited in the United States, and the two married in 1992. From 1995 to 2002, Jiang defeated
Rui Naiwei,
Michael Redmond,
Jimmy Cha, and others to win the
North American Masters Tournament a consecutive eight times. In 1996, he entered the inaugural
LG Cup, competing under the banner of
American Go Association. He managed to break into the top eight by scoring consecutive victories against
Ryu Shikun and Chen Linxin, but was then defeated by
Yoo Chang-hyuk. In 1999, Jiang and Rui were accepted as visiting professional players by the
Korea Baduk Association. In 2003, he defeated
Rui Naiwei 2-0 and won the
Maxim Cup. In 2011, Jiang and Rui returned to the Chinese Weiqi Association. The two are the only "18 dan couple" in the world today. His elder brother,
Jiang Mingjiu, is also a professional Go player. == Past titles & Runner up's ==