He went from the roadside stall to the top six in the country, defeated nine grandmasters, and was nicknamed the Commander of the Jianghu Army

For amateur chess players, to become the top masters in the country, the effort is much more than that of those who have taken the professional road since childhood.

Zhang Shenhong from Cili, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, was born in 1968 and learned to play chess at the age of twelve, he did not have any master's guidance, he leaned on the roadside stall to cut people, and slowly explored the art of chess.

After growing up, Zhang Shenhong walked the rivers and lakes with a body of skill, playing color chess every time he was allowed, to letting people single horses, double horses, and various routines, becoming the skills of the leaning body.

Zhang Shenhong was determined to become a national master, he first won the Hunan Provincial Championship, from 1994 to 2004, Zhang Shenhong won the Hunan Provincial Championship eight times, becoming the first master of Hunan at that time, Zhang Shenhong has won the Hunan Championship more than ten times so far.

In the 2001 individual competition, Zhang Shenhong entered the top 12 in the country and won the title of chess master.

At the age of 33, finally realizing his dream successfully, Zhang Shenhong suffered a lot on the road to the master, and this time, it can be said that he was bitter and willing.

Zhang Shenhong, who became a master, gradually became favored by various chess teams, and he played leagues on behalf of many teams and began a new round of wandering life in the chess world.

Because Zhang Shenhong was born in the jianghu and his chess style was fierce, he won at least nine national champions, including Liu Dahua, Lü Qin, Zhao Guorong, Tao Hanming, Yu Youhua, Hong Zhi, Zhao Xinxin, Xu Chao, Wang Yang and so on.

Zhang Shenhong has entered the top eight of the individual competition many times, and has won the top six, the situation of the national hand, and his xiangjia scoring list has also reached the top eight.

Zhang Shenhong, a good man in the green forest, became an outstanding representative of amateur chess players, and was nicknamed the commander of the jianghu army in the chess world, and Zhang Junchang came from this.

Zhang Shenhong, now 52 years old, still maintains a strong desire to fight, and last year he ranked second in the team competition of the National Wisdom Games.

The military commander has a son and a daughter, the family relies on him to walk the rivers and lakes and fight the chessboard, Zhang Shenhong insists on fighting, he is a model of amateur chess players, the pride of chess fans.