Although the world chess world in the world is dominated by the confrontation between China and South Korea, there is no doubt that the South Korean side has gained the upper hand. In this year's five competitions, the ratio of Chinese and Korean champions is 1:4, and we are far behind. China only relied on Mi Yuting's Dream Lily Cup to account for one of them, and the other four championships were all pocketed by South Korean masters, in chronological order, in february Shin Min-ho won the LG Cup, in February Shin Jin-chan won the Nongshim Cup for the Korean team, in September Shin Jin-chan won the Chunlan Cup, and in November Park Tinghuan won the Three-Star Cup. If we take it lightly, it is not impossible to return to the situation of being crushed by the Korean Wave.
The past does not forget the teacher of the future. Today, I would like to review with you that after the first year of the 1988 World Go Championship, in the Three Kingdoms of China, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Go has been unable to look back on for three years.
Vice Premier Fang Yi presented nie Weiping with an award
Phase I, 1988-1995. During the period, a total of three world competitions such as Fujitsu Cup, Ying's Cup, and Toyo Securities Cup were held for a total of 14 times, of which the Japanese Chess Academy won 5 championships, the Korean Chess Academy won 7 gold cups, China only won 2 first places, and the ratio of China, Japan and South Korea was 2:5:7, it is clear that Chinese Go is the third in this stage.
The embarrassing situation was caused by China's ring hero Nie Weiping Qisheng, who reached the final three times and returned home, especially the first Ying's Cup final wubanqi, who was unanimously optimistic before the game, and was finally reversed by Cao Xuanxuan with a 2:1 lead. Born in 1952, Nie Weiping is a dragon in the Chinese zodiac and is known as the first dragon in the Chinese Go world. In addition, Qian Yuping also broke into the final of the fourth Fujitsu Cup, but unfortunately abstained due to mental illness, which is a pity.
Ending this tragic period was Ma Xiaochun, who won two consecutive world championship titles in the Toyo Securities Cup and Fujitsu Cup in 1995, becoming the first world champion in the history of Chinese Go, sweeping away the obscurity of Chinese Go for seven years. Born in 1964, Ma Xiaochun is 12 years younger than Nie Weiping and is the second dragon in the Chinese-Korean Go world. At the moment when we had high hopes for Ma Xiaochun and looked forward to a new atmosphere, we ushered in a long and even more miserable night.
Ma Xiaochun lost to Wang Licheng
Phase II, 1996-May 2000. During this time, a total of 17 world competitions such as Fujitsu Cup, YingShi Cup, Toyo Securities Cup, Samsung Cup, LG Cup, Chunlan Cup and so on were held, of which the Japanese chess academy won 3 championships, the Korean chess academy actually won 13 championships, China only had 1 laurel, the ratio of China, Japan and South Korea was 1:3:13, it is obvious that Chinese Go is the most humiliating little three at this stage.
This extremely embarrassing record was caused by Ma Xiaochun and Chang Hao, who were ruthlessly beaten by the other side in the process of wrenching wrists with Li Changhao, Liu Changhe and other big chess players, and they had almost no power to fight back. Among them, Ma Xiaochun was ravaged by Shi Fo 4 times in the final, and was blocked by Liu Changhe once, and Chang Hao was defeated by Lee Chang-ho at the stage of minor officials after reaching the final of the 11th Fujitsu Cup in 1998 for the first time, and missed the opportunity to win the championship.
Ending this tragic period was Yu Bin, who in May 2000, at the final of the fourth LG Cup, won the Korean king Liu Chang hyuk and became the second world champion of Chinese Go. But Yu Bin's cup has not changed the trend of world Go, and Chinese Go is still in the midst of the cold Korean Wave.
Chang Hao picked up the Ying Cup
Phase III, June 2000 - March 2005. During this time, a total of 21 world competitions such as Fujitsu Cup, Ying's Cup, Samsung Cup, LG Cup, Chunlan Cup, Toyota Cup and so on were held, of which the Japanese Chess Academy won 2 championships, the Korean Chess Academy won a record 18 championship trophies, China still only had 1 first place, the ratio of China, Japan and South Korea was 1:2:18, and Chinese Go still did not get rid of the bitter status of the little three.
During this period, Ma Xiaochun, Chang Hao, Wang Tan, Wang Lei and other fresh forces of the Chinese legions have attacked the throne of the world crown 8 times, all without success, of which Chang Hao alone has 5 times, but he has been repelled by the three heavenly kings of Cao Xuanxuan, Li Changhao, and Li Shishi, becoming the main "sinner" of Chinese Go in this period.
But Chang Hao, who was a phoenix nirvana, became a great hero of Chinese Go in the blink of an eye, and in the final of the fifth Ying Cup that ended in March 2005, he beat Cui Zhehan, known as Lee Chang-ho's nemesis, 3:1, and became the third world champion of Chinese Go while holding up the golden Ying Cup. Chang Hao was born in 1976, exactly 12 years younger than Ma Xiaochun, and is the third dragon in the Chinese Go world.
Chang Hao is different from Nie Weiping, who carries the regret of not winning the world championship for life, but Chang Hao is not completely knocked down by Cao Xuanxuan and Lee Chang-ho, but rises tenaciously in the extreme predicament, not only fulfilling the dream of world champion, but finally crowned as the triple crown, known as "Tough Saint".
Chang Hao and his wife
It should be pointed out in particular that Chang Hao's victory of the Ying Cup has another important significance, that is, it sounded the clarion call to counter the Korean Wave, breaking the long night and ushering in the dawn of Chinese Go. His victory showed that the raging Korean Wave was not invincible. Under his encouragement, Chinese superstars such as Luo Xihe, Gu Li, kong Jie and so on have stood out successively, reaching the final of the World Series many times and laughing to the end, of which Gu Li became China's first eight-time champion, and together with Li Shishi, created the ancient Lee era of the world chess world after Li Changhao. Since then, Chinese Go has changed its decline, and South Korea has won and lost each other and confronted each other. World Go has entered a new era in which Japan is in a slump and Sino-Korean confrontation is the mainstream.
Looking back at the three darkest stages of Chinese Go, the three leading figures Nie Weiping, Ma Xiaochun and Chang Hao are mainly responsible for a series of tragic defeats of Chinese Go. Fortunately, the humiliated Chinese masters persevered and tried their best, and finally ushered in the excellent situation of China and South Korea taking the overall lead against China after 2013.
However, feng shui takes turns, and now Korean Go has come to the front. China's top masters, represented by Ke Jie, Yang Dingxin, Gu Zihao, Mi Yuting, Ding Hao, Xie Ke, etc., expect you to maintain your concentration and concentration, single-mindedly seek Go, and never let the raging Korean Wave be restored.