Cui Zhehan: Winning the Ying Cup allowed me to untie the knot that I had accumulated for four years

Cui Zhehan won the Ying Cup

　The 6th Ying's Cup champion Choi Chul-han 9 Dan

When I entered the professional chess world in 1997, Mr. Ying Changqi had already passed away, so the story of Mr. Ying Changqi was only learned through his predecessors or books. In the final of the Fifth Ying's Cup, I lost to Chang Hao Jiudan, missed the championship, and received a lot of criticism, which made my heart suffer greatly. The reason why everyone blamed me was that I defeated Lee Chang-ho, who had the best record against Chinese chess players, and after entering the final, I ceded the championship to China, interrupting the Record of the Ying's Cup championship held by Korean chess players for sixteen consecutive years.

Winning the 6th Ying Cup allowed me to untie the knot that I had accumulated for four years. When the final was held in Singapore, it received the attention of Wu Qingyuan, who was already an elderly teacher. I was also deeply touched to see him make a lot of sharp remarks about Go. So, I was so enthusiastic in Singapore that I ended up lifting the trophy. It was also an unforgettable moment for me.