It was re-established in Taiwan in 1952 and took on a professional component in 1979. Ing Chang-ki, a famous entrepreneur and the main backer of the club, pushed for the nine-dan ranking system, which was meant to mirror the nine ranks of mandarins in imperial China.
除了台灣棋院外，1952 年在台復社、1979 年職業化的「中國圍棋會」，則是我國第一個職業圍棋組織，並由當時台灣棋界重要推手、知名大實業家應昌期參考中國古代官制，訂定評鑑職業棋士的「品位制度」（職業一品最高，相當於現在職業 9 段）。