There are many famous Go players in the world chess world, such as Nie Weiping and Kong Xiangming, Kobayashi Koichi and Reiko Mutani, Rui Naiwei and Jiang Zhujiu, Cao Dayuan and Yang Hui, Chang Hao and Zhang Xuan. In addition to Nie Weiping's regret and Kong Xiangming's breakup, the other four pairs of Go couples can be called immortal couples, loyal to each other, accompanied for life, and achieved their own Go stories.
Chang Hao and Zhang Xuan are a very eye-catching pair, called Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü in the Go world, and can also be called the divine eagle heroes in the Go world.
Chang Hao and Yang Guo are very similar, mainly reflected in the following three aspects:
The first is handsome. Yang Guo's handsome, those who are clean and prominent in "Divine Eagle Heroes" are fascinated by the prominent bridesmaids, and the Qianjin Gongsun Lucao of the Absolute Love Valley Lord can sacrifice himself for Yang Guo; the two thousand gold Guo Xiang of a generation of great heroes Guo Jing, even because he loves Yang Guo, he did not marry for life, and went alone to create the Emei Sect, which can be described as "seeing Yang Guo mistakenly for life".
Chang Hao is also tall, very sunny and handsome, in the love of Go boys and girls are very popular, such a Go handsome guy to promote and promote Go is very obvious, in the "face value is justice" at the moment, if chang Hao put it now, is also a proper Go Internet celebrity, will not be much worse than Ke Jie.
The second is the high martial arts, Yang Guo's martial arts are extraordinary, and only Guo Jing, Wu Jie, and the Golden Wheel King can be compared with Yang Guo in the world, while among his peers, Yang Guo is proud of the world. Chang Hao won a total of 3 championships and 8 runners-up in his career, surpassing China's two generations of leaders Nie Weiping Qisheng and Ma Xiaochun Jiudan, and the world's first Li Changhao five times to fight at the top of the final of the Go Tournament, two wins and three losses, is Li Changhao's only contemporary opponent, if it is not the early Stage China Go as a whole lags behind South Korea too much, resulting in Chang Hao's early loss to Li Changhao too much, the two of them can be called the contemporary Fan Xiping and Shi Xiangxia.
Finally, the character is good, and the three views are positive. Yang Guo has charmed many pure and beautiful people in the world, but he has never taken the opportunity to do dirty things, and Chang Hao, a handsome go player, has never had the slightest scandal. This is in stark contrast to the scandals such as derailment and sleeping fans frequently exploded in the current Internet celebrity showbiz. Yang Guo and Chang Hao can be called humble gentlemen who are clean and self-righteous, and they are the best among men.
Zhang Xuan and Xiaolongnü were even closer:
The first is the beautiful appearance, all of which are of the level of great beauty. And the martial arts are strong, Xiaolongnü can be said to be the strongest martial artist among the women of the same era. Zhang Xuan is also the top player in the world of women's Go, ranking first in the Chinese women's Go ranking for 13 consecutive years.
Secondly, Xiaolongnü and Yin Zhiping had a love-hate relationship, and Zhang Xuan had a marriage history.
Finally, Xiaolongnü is Yang Guo's master, 4 years older than Yang; Zhang Xuan is Chang Hao's sister, 8 years older than Chang Hao.
Chang Hao was born in 1976 and Zhang Xuan was born in 1968. It can be said that when he was in the chess academy, Zhang Xuan basically watched Chang Hao grow from a talented little chess player to a sunny and handsome young leader. Watching Yang Grow up in the ancient tomb with Xiaolongnü was simply the same thing. At that time, when he was 10 years old, Chang Hao met Zhang Xuan, 18 years old, and would very politely call him "Teacher Zhang".
The budding of their relationship occurred in September 1995, Chang Hao went to Tokyo to participate in the competition, Zhang Xuan has been studying in Japan since 1991, Zhang Xuan invited Chang Hao and Yu Bin, who participated in the competition, to their home. That encounter left a very good impression on both of them.
After the love affair between the two came out, it naturally surprised Chang Hao's parents and the Chinese Go community. Both Chang Hao's mother and her mentor Nie Weiping Qisheng expressed explicit opposition. Just like Yang Guo xiaolongnü's love was resolutely opposed by the great hero Guo Jing. But that didn't stop them, and they walked resolutely together. When they married on February 12, 1999, Chang Hao was 22 years old and Zhang Xuan was 30 years old.
This famous sister-brother relationship, looking back now, Chang Hao's choice is absolutely wise. Because no one would have thought that Chang Hao would experience a period of dark years in the World Series, not to mention six consecutive ya, three consecutive ya is enough to destroy the confidence of a chess player. If there is no psychological counseling, life care, and late-night companionship of Chang Hao to study his opponent's chess skills, whether Chang Hao can get out of the darkest years of this period of life is unknown.
1998 11th Fujitsu Cup (0-1 Lee Chang-ho)
2000 13th Fujitsu Cup (0-1 Cho Kao-hyun)
2001 4th Ying's Cup (1-3 Lee Chang-ho)
2000 6th Samsung Cup (1-2 Cho Hyun Hyun)
2003 1st Toyota Cup (0-1 Lee Chang-ho)
2005 2nd Toyota Cup (1-2 Lee Sedol)
2007 6th Chunlan Cup (0-2 Coulee)
2010 2nd BC Credit Card Cup (0-3 Lee Sedol)
Chang Hao's succession was crucial to the Chinese Game of Go that was not connected at that time. It can be said that if Chang Hao did not hold back the torment and rushed out, the Chinese Game of Go would basically fall into a thousand miles. Chang Hao's 2005 victory in the Ying's Cup was recognized as a turning point in the full-scale development of Chinese Go.
Chang Hao's tenacity has been recognized by chess fans across the country and is revered as "Rensheng". Chang Hao is now the youngest vice chairman of the Chinese Chess Association. Zhang Xuan's role is invisible, and the reality is also huge. The two have been married for 22 years and have always been very affectionate, and can be called a fairy couple.