In the history of modern Go, the chess players who can be called to create their own era may only be master Wu Qingyuan and Lee Chang-ho Jiudan, who are the least controversial. Therefore, there are always curious enthusiasts who like to compare Lee Chang-ho and Wu Qingyuan, hoping to compare who is the first person in the history of human Go.
For amateur Go enthusiasts, it is more inclined to Lee Chang-ho. Lee Chang-ho's peak years were from 1995 to 2005, when the media was already well developed, and chess fans were often impressed by reports of Lee Chang-ho's continuous defeat of Chinese and Japanese chess players in the newspaper and on television. During lee's career, he won 17 world championships and 11 world runners-up. Such achievements are not only unprecedented, but it is estimated that they will also be unprecedented. The emergence of artificial intelligence has sharply narrowed the gap between professional chess players, and the competition between chess players is extremely fierce. Lee Chang-ho's record of 17 world championships is basically unlikely to be broken.
Because of Lee Chang-ho's brilliant achievements in the World Go Tournament, Lee Chang-ho created an era of his own. But unlike amateur Go enthusiasts, professional Go players have more respect for Wu Qingyuan. This is not Chonggu, because Wu Qingyuan played all the top Japanese Go masters, that is, the world's top Go masters, to the relegation in the Juban Chess Game. That is to say, Wu Qingyuan is truly invincible in the world.
What makes it first? Simply put, it is the chess player who holds the white chess piece and defeats the opponent without enjoying the rules of sticking to the target. The Chinese rule of Go is to paste 3 and 3/4 sub, that is, seven and a half eyes. South Korea is pasted six and a half eyes, even if it is pasted six and a half eyes. Chess players are also willing to play white chess, not willing to play black chess. Because the burden of black chess stickers is relatively heavy, the winning rate is relatively lower. Go is a completely informative game where resources and information are balanced on both sides. So the advantage at the beginning of the game is usually exponential in terms of the change in the situation. Therefore, professional chess players are very clear that under the rules of non-sticking, it is very difficult to defeat opponents of the same level by holding white chess pieces, in other words, in the case of not sticking to the eyes, holding white chess to defeat opponents already means that the two are not on the same level. Therefore, Wu Qingyuan is considered to be the god of Go who is ahead of an era and can make the world first.
Don't say let go first, that is, under the sticker rules, Lee Chang-ho actually did not completely dominate the entire era, that is, in the peak period of Lee Chang-ho, Lee Chang-ho did not defeat all the chess players.
In Lee Chang-ho's career, there are three chess players who have an overall record of Lee Chang-ho. It can even be said that these three chess players can be called Lee Chang-ho's nemesis. They are: Rui Naiwei Jiudan of China, Kiki Ieda of Japan, and Choi Chul-han of South Korea.
Born on December 28, 1963, Rui Naiwei jiudan, 12 years older than Lee Chang-ho, and the two sides fought in the official match in 11 sets, with a result of 6:5, and Rui Naiwei led one set.
Records of engagements between the two sides:
2nd Ying's Cup Round 2 Rui Sheng 1992-07-15
3rd Ying's Cup Round 2 Li Sheng 1996-04-26
Korea's 43rd National Hand Winners Group Decider Rui Sheng 2000/01/04
Korea KBS 27th Anniversary Special Match Rui Sheng 2000/03/03
5th LG Essential Oils Cup Semifinal Rui Sheng 2000-09-08
The 1st Electronic Rand Cup King of 32 Rui Sheng 2004-03-16
23rd Korea KBS Cup Chess Championship Final 8 Lee Seung 2004-04-28
16th Korea Chess Jihad Round of 16 Rui Sheng 2004-10-29
The 2nd Korea Price Information Cup Lee Seung 2006-03-31
2006 Korea League Round 1, Match 2 Lee Sung 2006-05-05
2007 Korea Go League Round 4 Lee Seung 2007-05-30
In 2006, Rui Naiwei was 43 years old, and before 2004, Rui Naiwei and Lee Chang-ho had a staggering 6:2 at their peak.
However, Rui Naiwei Jiuduan was very modest, she said:
"Although I won Lee Chang-ho a few times, if you say that I am stronger than Lee Chang-ho because of this, I am the first to oppose." Lee Chang-ho's level is much higher than mine, and his game always moves me and makes me look forward to it. ”
Born on February 11, 1966, Ieda Kiki is nine years older than Lee Chang-ho. As of 2008, Ida Kiki and Lee Chang-ho had played 18 games of chess in an official match, with a total score of 10:8, but before the first Chunlan Cup in 1998, Ida Kiki had a record of 6:1 against Lee Chang-ho!
Time Match name Lee Chang-ho Ki Ki-ida
In February 1991, Japan and South Korea Xinrui lost the first game of the chess player Wufan
In February 1991, Japan and South Korea xinrui won or lost the second game of the chess player Wufan
In March 1991, Japan and South Korea Xinrui lost the third game of the chess player Wufanqi
In March 1991, Japan and South Korea represented the player Wufan in the 4th game of chess to win
July 1993 The 5th Asian Television Quick Chess Tournament lost in the first round
November 1993 The 5th Toyo Securities Cup lost in the 2nd round
Aug. 1998 10th Asian Television Quick Chess Tournament First Round Lost
In April 1999, the first Chunlan Cup won the quarterfinals and lost
May 1999 11th Asian Television Quick Chess Championship Finals Lost
In May 2000, the 4th Ying Shi Cup won the quarterfinals and lost
May 2000 12th Asian Television Express Semifinals Win or Lose
In March 2002, the first Asian Cup final four won or lost
April 2002 The 15th Fujitsu Cup first round wins and loses
July 2003 The 16th Fujitsu Cup 3rd Place Finals won and lost
Choi Chul-han was born on March 12, 1985, 10 years younger than Lee Chang-ho.
The record of the 7 chess matches between the two sides is as follows:
March 2004 47th Korea National Hand Battle Choi Chul-han defeated Lee Chang-ho 3-2
April 2004 15th Korean Chess Jihad Choi Chul-han defeated Lee Chang-ho 3-1
February 2005 48th Korea National Hand Match Choi Chul-han defeated Lee Chang-ho 3-0
July 2005 2nd Wang Zhongwang Battle Lee Chang-ho defeated Choi Chul-han 2-0
In December 2005, the 10th GS Caltex Cup, Choi Chul-han defeated Lee Chang-ho 3-2
January 2006 49th Korea National Hand Match Lee Chang-ho defeated Choi Chul-han 3-2
April 2009 6th Ying's Cup Choi Chul-han defeated Lee Chang-ho 3:1
In the 7 chess battles between the two sides, Choi Chul-han led 5:2, and even shaved Lee Chang-ho's bald head 3-0, which is probably unprecedented in Lee Chang-ho's career.
Although there are these three chess nemesis in Lee Chang-ho's career, this does not in any way affect the greatness of Lee Chang-ho, and Lee Chang-ho's character, chess pieces, talents, and achievements are what everyone sincerely respects and admires.