Original from: oro
Li Weizhen, a 36-year-old housewife professional chess player, once again showed his "spark fighting spirit". She is the second oldest of the 32 players in the Korean Women's Go League, and she is tied for 5th place in the league with a score of 3 wins and 2 losses, and first in the Samcheok Sea Cable Car Team.
"For this year's league, I think a lot. I can't answer right now whether I should focus on parenting and housework... At the beginning of the New Year, I went on a trip with my family, away from Go for a month or so. I realized that the journey I had traveled in 30 years of deep affection could not be separated from it no matter what.
Li Weizhen is known for his fighting spirit. In 2007, she participated in the Jeonggunzhuang Cup World Women's Go Team Championship as the last chess player, helping the Korean team reverse the championship with a miraculous 5 consecutive wins, becoming the protagonist of the myth. In 2013, the year after she got married, Li Weizhen, who had a big belly, participated in the Samsung Cup women's comprehensive qualifiers and became a big news.
"The problem is that the tournament held in Shanghai will definitely be retained if it is notified to the Korean Chess Academy." So I secretly bought a plane ticket and got a visa. But three days before the scheduled delivery, the day before I went abroad, the amniotic fluid broke and I couldn't go to the race. Through the TV in the delivery room, I saw my position empty at the competition site, which was really mixed feelings. Born in this way, Xiao Helu, who is now 7 years old, was admitted to elementary school this year.
Every day after River Law was born was a "war.". Needless to say, when you are older, you will send kindergarten to kindergarten, and then go to exercise, and half a day will pass. At the end of the afternoon match, I couldn't take care of the review, and I had to run back to the kindergarten. "Because the round-trip drive between Home (Bundang, Gyeonggi Province) and Korea Chess Academy (Hongik-dong, Seoul) takes 3 hours. After returning home, I finished doing housework and putting the children to sleep, and I couldn't learn Go until I dreamed.
Judging from Li Weizhen's annual winning rate, from 2009 to 2015, her winning rate remained around 50%. Since 2016, the winning percentage has dropped significantly in 3 years. She made a comeback in 2019 with a 40% win rate (10 wins and 15 losses) and a 44.4% win rate (4 wins and 5 losses) in 2020.
"Young juniors study for more than 10 hours a day, and I have a hard time even 1-2 hours. Because I thought that this would not work, I applied to join the national team last year, and after staying for half a year, I felt too tired in terms of time. Since then, she has been watching Go shows at home on a regular basis to get in touch with popular layouts. The walls of the living room and bathroom are all covered with dead or alive problems, which is her intention to maintain a sense of chess in her free time.
This year, there are 3 "mom chess players" active in the Korean Go circle in addition to Lee Hyun-jin. Kim Hye-min Kudan (34), who has a 3-year-old daughter, Kim Eun-sun Godan (32), who takes care of his 7-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter, and Kim So-jin(33), who gave birth to his daughter four months ago.
For Li Weizhen, the family is also a source of vitality. Her husband has been paying attention to Li Wei's real game and fully supports her. Daughter Helu suddenly became interested in Go this year. Li Weizhen's expression was very excited, and he said: "The progress of the father and daughter is similar, so the two are likely to become opponents." ”
"Abandoning greed, Go has become easier and the role of housewife has become happier," she said. I work hard not to give up this happiness. ”
What if I had a word to the working moms of the world? "Although we occasionally feel sorry for our children, are our lives also important? I will always motivate myself. ”
(Compiler: Gu Yao)