To focus entirely on his studies of the game, Chou even moved in with his masters, and he was accepted into the "Child Prodigy" Go classes at the Ing Chang-ki Weichi Educational Foundation, a place dedicated to training the best Go players.
為了學棋，甚至住進老師家研究，同時也進入當年專為培養圍棋高手的應昌期圍棋基金會「神童班」鑽研。