Li Changhao

Li Changhao

Lee Chang Ho, born in Korea on July 29, 1975, is a professional go player. He has created many historical records of go and created the "Lee Chang ho era". From 1992 when he won the first world championship to 2007, he won a total of 18 individual Championships and 13 Team Championships (8 as a general). He has won any world professional go competition (including Yingshi cup, Fujitsu cup, Toyo securities cup, LG cup, Samsung Cup, Toyota Cup, Chunlan cup, central cup and other individual competitions as well as Zhenlu cup, Nongxin cup and other team competitions) held before 2007, truly realizing the "Grand Slam" of the world professional go competition.

Growth experience

Lee Chang Ho was born on July 29, 1975 in the family of a clock and watch owner in Quanzhou, Chou Luobei Road, South Korea. Apart from Li Changhao's mother's extraordinary fetal dream, there is nothing special about his birth. His nature is silent, not good at words, like to study the principles of things. This kind of character does not guarantee that he will become an outstanding person. It is the later hard training that has created his earth shaking great cause on the small chessboard. Li Changhao was doted on by his grandfather Li Huachun when he was young. His grandfather played a vital role in Li Changhao's life. His grandfather discovered the hidden advantages of Li Changhao's character in time, and became Li Changhao's earliest go teacher, and led him to visit local amateur experts. Therefore, at a young age, Li Changhao played innumerable games, and the match with Li Zhenyu alone exceeded 1000 games. Li Zailong, Li Changhao's father, has three sons. Li Changhao is the second. When Li Changhao was born, he weighed 4.8kg, about 1kg heavier than other newborn children. Because it was a natural birth, Chang Hao's mother suffered a lot during childbirth. According to Li Zailong, the children are very big and seem to follow their grandmother's family. In March 1982, Li Changhao entered the primary school affiliated to Quanzhou University of education. After primary school, he was very good at mathematics and outstanding in calculation. In January 1983, his grandfather began to teach him chess. Although it's not too early to start learning chess at the age of 8, Li Changhao has made great progress. In only half a year, his grandfather is no match for him. In June of the same year, he joined Tian Yongshan and continued to learn chess. In February 1984, Li Changhao defeated Liu Shixun in the junior go game and won the first championship. Another important person in Lee Chang Ho's go career is South Korean go player Cao Xun Hyun. When Li Changhao was 9 years old, he was taught by Cao xunxuan. When Li Changhao first appeared on the road, it was the time when Cao yanxuan and Xu Fengzhu competed for hegemony. At that time, most of the titles were controlled by Cao yanxuan, and the right to challenge belonged to Xu Fengzhu. However, as soon as Li Changhao appeared on the road, Xu Fengzhu was defeated, and he was qualified to compete with his master. Two years later, Li Changhao won his first championship in his career. In 1990, Lee Chang ho won four games in a row. In the same year, in the Fujitsu Cup World Go Championship, he defeated Japan's super first-class chess player Masashi takemiya. In the official competition in South Korea, he defeated Shifu 3-2, taking away Cao xunxuan's title of "highest position". Later, Lee Chang ho had three titles in 1990, six titles in 1991, eight titles in 1992 and 12 titles in 1993. In 1994, Lee Chang ho left only one title for Cao Xun Xuan. The Korean chess world ushered in the "Lee Chang ho era". This year, he was only 19 years old. Looking at the world, there was no second person who could have such brilliant achievements at the age of 19. In 1994, Lee Chang ho set a new record. He won more than once in 16 domestic go competitions, so he was awarded the South Korean cultural news award. Prior to that, he also set a record for the most matches (111 games) in 1989, a record for winning in a row (41 games in a row) in 1990, and a record for winning rate (78-12, 86.7%). In 1993, he also set a new record of multiple wins (90 wins). from 1995 to 1999, Li Changhao was rated as "the best chess player" for five consecutive years, and won the second level silver crown cultural Medal of the Ministry of culture and sports of South Korea in 1996. in the world professional competition, Li Changhao is also constantly writing a legend. At the beginning of 1992, Li Changhao defeated super star Lin Haifeng Jiuduan 3-2 in the third Toyo securities Cup World Go Championship, and won the first world-class championship. He also set the youngest record of winning the world championship. At that time, he was only 16 years old and 6 months old. From then on, until August 17, 2007, the final of the third world go championship of the central Cup ended in Taipei, China. Li Changhao defeated his compatriot Pu Zhengxiang in nine sections and won the central cup. The total number of individual world championships reached 18. (source of competition Atlas) (source of life Atlas)

Sports career

In September 1984, 9-year-old Li Changhao formally worshipped Cao xunxuan as his teacher and became Cao xunxuan's inner disciple. In 1986, he passed the entrance examination and became a professional chess player. In the same year, he beat Jin xiuzhuang 2-1, won the king of go, and won the first championship trophy in his life. In 1990, he was the champion of the national team war, the highest position war and the new king war, and the runner up of the Asian TV fast chess competition. In 1992, the champion of Toyo securities cup became the youngest world champion. The champion of the highest position battle, king battle, BC card cup, celebrity battle, Bakas cup, Emperor battle and go king battle. In 1993, he won the National Games, celebrity games, King games, King games, Overlord games, National Games, BC card cup, Jihad games, King games, Bakas cup, Emperor games and sbs-tv cup. in 1994, he won the national hand battle, celebrity battle, top position battle, chess king battle, Overlord battle, BC card cup, chess holy battle, match king battle, sbs-tv cup and go king battle. South Korea won 13 Championships in domestic chess. In 1995, he was the champion of the Asian TV fast chess competition, including the national team, the celebrity, the highest position, the king of chess, the overlord, the BC card cup, the holy war of chess, the king of Peida, the sbs-tv cup and the king of go. In 1996, he won Fujitsu cup and Toyo securities cup. It is the champion of national war, celebrity war, highest position war, King war, throne war, national chess war, Jihad and Tianyuan war. In 1997, he won the National Games, the highest position games, the king games, the throne games, the BC card Cup games, the king games, the Jihad games, the Tianyuan games, and the Thai clone cup. In 1998, he won the celebrity war, the highest position war, the king war, the throne war, the holy war of chess, the Tianyuan war and the clone Thai cup. in 1999, he was the champion of Jihad, king of go, top position, celebrity, throne and Tianyuan. from 1995 to 1999, he won the best player award five times in a row. In 2000, he won the games of Jihad, throne and celebrity. in 2001, he was the champion of world chess king's war in Ying's cup and LG cup, and the champion of Jihad, celebrity war and Overlord war. In 2002, he won the Nongxin cup (team competition) and the Asian TV fast chess competition. The champion of Jihad, overlord and throne. On February 1, 2002, he won the team championship on behalf of the South Korean team in the third Nongxin cup. On March 23, 2002, he won the team championship on behalf of South Korea in the first Asian top four. On May 10, 2002, Li Changhao won the 14th Asian TV fast chess competition. On January 23, 2003, he won the team championship on behalf of South Korea in the 4th Nongxin cup Three Kingdoms challenge arena. On January 29, 2003, Li Changhao won the championship over Chang Hao in the final of the first Toyota World Cup. On March 18, 2003, in the final of the 4th Chunlan cup, Li Changhao won the championship 2-0 over Yu genzhishu. On March 27, 2003, in the final of the 7th LG world chess championship, Li Changhao lost 3-1 to Li Shishi and won the second place. On March 2, 2004, Li Changhao lost 2-3 to Cui zhehan and won the second place in the 47th South Korean National Games final. On April 1, 2004, in the final of the 8th LG world chess championship, Li Changhao won 3-1 and mu zhenshuo won the championship. On April 16, 2004, Li Changhao lost 3-1 to Cui zhehan and won the second place in the 15th Korean Jihad final. On June 13, 2004, Li Changhao won the TEDA Cup Super Championship among China, Japan and South Korea. On August 17, 2004, in the final of the 38th Korean throne war, Li Changhao won 3-2 and Li Shishi won the championship. On November 6, 2004, in the final of the 9th LG essential oil cup, Lee Chang ho won 3-0 over Park Yong Xun. On February 19, 2005, Li Changhao lost 3-0 to Cui zhehan in the 48th National Games, ranking second. On February 26, 2005, in the 14th inning of the 6th Nongxin cup, Li Changhao won Wang Xi and won the team championship with five consecutive wins. On March 18, 2005, in the 5th Chunlan cup, Li Changhao beat Zhou Heyang 2-1 in nine sections and won the championship. On July 11, 2005, Wang Zhongwang of the second session of South Korea won the championship by beating Cui zhehan 2-0 in the ninth stage of Li Changhao's battle. On July 15, 2005, in the 39th KT cup of South Korea, Li Changhao won the second section of yudezhen 3-1, successfully defending his title. On October 11, 2005, park yongxun won the first Korean price intelligence cup by 2-0 in the ninth segment over Lee changho. october 13, 2005, the 24th session of the ROK

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