Gu Li

This article is about the Go (weiqi) player. For the Han Dynasty officier, see Gu Li (general).
Not to be confused with Li Gu or Guli.
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gu.
Gu Li
Full name Gu Li
Chinese 古力
Pinyin Gǔ Lì
Born (1983-02-03) February 3, 1983
Chongqing, China
Residence China China
Teacher Nie Weiping
Turned pro 1994
Rank 9 dan
Affiliation Zhongguo Qiyuan
Gu Li
Medal record
Representing  China
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Men's Team

Gu Li (Chinese: 古力; Pinyin: Gǔ Lì; born February 3, 1983) is a Chinese professional Go player.

Biography

Gu Li is a Chinese go player. He became a pro in 1994 when he was only 12. In 2006, he won the 10th LG Cup[1] and became the youngest Chinese player to ever win a major international title; as a result, he was also promoted to 9 dan. In March 2007, he defeated Chang Hao 2-0 to win the Chunlan Cup. In mid-2007, Gu Li experienced a playing slump, even losing many matches against lower dan players. However, he soon came back stronger than ever, winning many major titles both domestic and international, including the 2007 Chang-ki Cup and the 2008 Fujitsu Cup;[2] the greatest factors in this turnaround was his improvement in the endgame, and territory skills, which many people had previously considered his biggest weaknesses. In 2009 Gu defeated Lee Sedol to win the 13th LG Cup.

In July 2010, Gu Li became the "Meijin of Meijins" by defeating Lee Chang-ho and Iyama Yuta in a special tournament which pitted the domestic title-holders from China, Korea and Japan against each other.[3]

In October 2010, Gu Li defeated Han Sang-hoon and Lee Sedol in the Round of Sixteen and Quarter-finals respectively to reach the semi-finals of the 15th Samsung Cup, whilst the defending Champion Kong Jie was knocked out by Kim Ji-seok. Gu won the 2010 Samsung Cup, defeating Heo Yeong-ho of Korea, and moves on towards the 2012 Ing Cup to become the second player to win all Major International Titles (Although Lee Chang-ho is the first and so far only person to win all titles, including the defunct World Oza and Zhonghuan Cup, as well as the Tong Yang Cup).

In 2014, Gu Li was defeated a jubango against Lee Sedol (+2-6). The games took place on each last Sunday of the month. [4]

Style

His given name Li, literally meaning strength, is also a Go term roughly meaning the ability of reading. Li also encompasses the meaning of the ability to discover strong moves and the ability to fight. Gu has a nickname "Gu Da Li". Da literally means large, big or huge. This refers to Gu's incredible ability at playing really strong moves that require sharp instinct as well as immaculate reading. One of his main weaknesses is his inaccurate endgame.

Titles & runners-up

Tied at second place in the List of top title holders in Go.

Title Wins and Runners-up
Title Years held Wins Years lost Runners-up
Domestic - Current - 29 - 10
China Mingren 2004-2009 6 2010 1
China Tianyuan 2003–2008 6 2009-2010 2
China Chang-ki Cup 2007 2011 2 2006 1
China Ahan Tongshan Cup 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012 4 - -
China Liguang Cup 2002 1 2008 1
China CCTV Cup 2004 1 2005 1
China Quzhou-Lanke Cup 2008 1 2006 1
China Xinren Wang 2001, 2005 2 2004 1
China Xinan Wang 2003 1 2004, 2009 1
China National Sports Mass Meeting 2002 1 - -
Domestic - Defunct - 5 - 1
China NEC Cup (China) 2004, 2006, 2008-2009 4 2005 1
China Bawang 2002 1 - -
Continental - 8 - 3
China South Korea China-Korea Tengen 2003-2005 3 2006-2008 3
China South Korea China-Korea New Pro Wang 2001, 2005 2 - -
China Japan China-Japan Agon Cup 2004, 2006, 2009 3 - -
International - 8 - 3
South Korea China Japan Chinese Taipei LG Cup 2006, 2009 2 - -
China South Korea Japan Chinese Taipei Chunlan Cup 2007, 2015 2 - -
Japan South Korea China Chinese Taipei Fujitsu Cup 2008 1 - -
Japan China South Korea Chinese Taipei World Oza 2008 1 - -
South Korea China Japan Chinese Taipei BC Card Cup 2009 1 2011 1
South Korea China Japan Chinese Taipei Samsung Cup 2010 1 2011, 2012 2
TOTAL - 50 - 17

References

  1. ↑ "Young go chess players rise from zero to hero". Chinadaily.com.cn. 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  2. ↑ "CCTV International". Cctv.com. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  3. ↑ "GoGameWorld Archived Go News". Gogameworld.com. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. ↑ "Lee Sedol vs Gu Li showdown scheduled for 2014 – MLily Gu vs Lee Jubango".
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