▲ In 1988, at the age of 13, Lee Chang-ho set an amazing winning percentage record of 88.24% (75 wins and 10 losses) in an annual win rate.
On December 24, Shin Jin-hyun defeated Baek Hyun-woo 2-dan to end the last set of the year and broke lee's record of 88.24% (75 wins and 10 losses) set by Lee Chang-ho Jiudan in 1988 with a record of 88.37% of the year and 76 wins and 10 losses. For details, please refer to "88.37%! Shin Jin-chan breaks the 32-year annual winning percentage record" article.
On the evening of December 25, Lee Chang-ho was interviewed after the fifth game of the 2020-2021 Korea KB League, and when he was talked about after 32 years, his record was broken, Lee Chang-ho said in the first sentence of the nine paragraphs: "Shin Zhenchen, very remarkable." Then he said, "I was able to win more than 90 percent... I think it will be better next year."
Lee Chang-ho has no pity about his record being broken, but regrets that Shin Jin-chan has not been able to achieve a bigger goal. In the sentence "next year will do better", I also felt the ardent expectations of the seniors for the younger generations.
The day before, Shin Ching-chan said that "it is a happy thing to break the record of Teacher Lee Chang-ho, but because he is a very respectful teacher, he also feels a little sorry", and what Lee Chang-ho said in the interview may be a response and encouragement to Shin Ching-ho.
Some Korean chess fans commented on this:
Safety first: worthy of being a go master, I feel the character of Mr. Lee Chang-ho. Shin Jin-chan also said in the final paragraph that he has great respect for Lee Chang-ho Jiu duan, hoping that you will achieve results that are comparable to those of your predecessors and have a strong spirit of unshakable.
Weakness: Cho Hwan-hyun, Lee Chang-ho, Lee Se-seok, Park Young-hwan, Shin Jin-chan... Who else will be after that? The heroes of every era... We are happy because of them. Every record of theirs is great.
People's Life: For our old chess fans, Lee Chang-ho Jiu Duan has always been the most powerful chess player.
Cheese: Lee Chang-ho's nine dans, who are still sitting on an equal footing with Xinrui, are really remarkable. After 5 hours of fierce fighting, in a tired state, he could still accept questions from reporters and praise the juniors, showing the style of a big chess player.
▲ Although the annual winning percentage record was broken by the younger generation, Lee Chang-ho Jiu Dan is still a god-like existence in the hearts of Korean chess fans