Once set a world record for "1 vs. 150 rounds", chess master Wu Guilin , who was well-known in the chess world, unfortunately passed away on May 1 at the age of 59. His wife Gao Yiping also posted a sad post on Facebook, saying that Wu Guilin has passed away. He went to another place peacefully, "You chose the day after my birthday to celebrate my birthday and leave. Thank you." When the news came out, it also made all chess fans very sad.
Wu Guilin is the Taiwanese chess king. According to Wikipedia , he is the only nine-dan chess player in Taiwan. He also represented Taiwan Province of my country in the 2010 Asian Games chess competition. In a 1 vs. 150 chess round, he achieved a winning rate of 80%. The terrifying result of seven also successfully set a world record.
Later, Wu Guilin and his wife Gao Yiping also worked hard to promote chess education and spared no effort to cultivate chess talents in Taiwan. However, Wu Guilin was in poor health in the past few years. Gao Yiping once stated on Facebook that Wu Guilin died of prostate cancer at the end of 2019. The fourth stage of the cancer metastasized to the bones. Earlier this year, the cancer cells metastasized to the spine and compressed the nerves. After surgery, the lower half of the body was paralyzed. Later, the cancer cells metastasized to the liver and then to the brain at the end of April, causing cerebral hemorrhage and causing speech problems. difficulty.
At 8:58 pm on May 1st, Wu Guilin succumbed to the disease and passed away at the age of 59. Gao Yiping wrote on Facebook that Wu Guilin specifically chose to pass away the day after his birthday, as if to help him celebrate his birthday. , she was willing to leave, which made her express her gratitude with tears. Many chess fan friends also felt quite reluctant to leave. They flooded the post with messages saying "please express my condolences" and "King Wu's hard work on earth is over. May his spirit in heaven rest in peace." , "King Wu Chess has a good journey", "King Wu Chess is no longer in pain~Maybe the god of chess is short of opponents, so he summoned King Wu Chess away", "King Wu Chess, we will miss you forever."
Football commentator Shi Mingjin also wrote that Wu Guilin ascended to the throne of Taiwan's chess king 30 years ago, and he had met him several times. Although he did not play chess seriously later, he still occasionally watched his games and read his books. His chess game, "We all grew up watching Wu Tada's chess records, which is really regrettable."
Zhao Yifan, the national chess player who had played against Wu Guilin, also posted on Facebook detailing every detail of their past matches. Drop, it means "you sit in front of the chessboard, insisting on Qingshan and never relax; the image of you and the two heroes competing for the world championship one against two is deeply etched in my mind." The reluctance to give up is very touching.
