South Korean professional Go player Lee Sedol smiles at the press conference after the third round match of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match between Lee Sedol and Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, in Seoul, South Korea, March 13, 2016. Lee Sedol won the third round match Sunday.[Photo: Xinhua]

Chinese web users are calling on Google's AlphaGo Artificial Intelligence computer to face a new challenge - and take on human players of the popular game Mahjong.

The challenge follows AlphaGo's victory over a top Go player at an exhibition event in the South Korean capital Seoul.

Mahjong originated in China and is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation, and involves a degree of chance.

Many scientists believe Alphago will struggle when it comes to playing the game as moves are based on formulas and data, and cannot manage other factors such as luck and human emotions.

A file photo of people playing Chinese traditional game Mahjong [Photo: Xinhua]