Gu Li is the leader in Chinese Go and was once the "No. 1 Go player in Chinese". He has won the LG Cup World Go King Battle championship, the Chunlan Cup World Professional Go Championship, the Fujitsu Cup World Go Championship, etc. He is a household name for the world Go "eight champion".
In 2007, Gu Li was just 24 years old, and his father died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Gu Li's wife, , Lu Yuanyang, is the silver medalist in the Beijing Olympic Games. They got married in Chongqing in 2013.
How did Gu Li embark on the road of Go? How did he and his wife Lu Yuanyang meet and fall in love? After his father died early, how did Guli and his wife treat their widowed mother?
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Childhood Guli
Guli was born in Chongqing on February 3, 1983. His father Gujushan is a geography teacher at Chongqing Shapingba Teachers' Continuing School. My mother Zhang Zhongxun works in a bank in Chongqing.
Gu Jushan is a famous amateur Go master in Chongqing. Influenced by his father, Gu Li liked Go since he was a child.
1989 When Gu Li was 6 years old, Gu Jushan sent his son to Chongqing Chess Academy to learn Go. Every morning, Gu Jushan rides a bicycle to take his son to the chess academy, and after get off work, he takes his son home.
Because of learning Go too early, Gu Li did not have a happy and lively childhood and spent 8 hours in the chess score every day.
He often sits in front of the chessboard like an old man, with his eyes and eyebrows all his worries, which makes Zhang Zhongxun feel very distressed when he sees it. But if you want to achieve something, how can you do without giving away the hardships that ordinary people can’t imagine?
The Guli of the year (the second row after the second row)
Zhang Zhongxun often shed tears while preparing pastries and fruits for his son.
In 1994, the 11-year-old Gu Li participated in the World Youth Go Championship and won the junior group championship. It was just this year that he began to receive allowances at Chongqing Chess Academy, which made many parents and children envious.
Everyone only sees Gu Li's glory, but they don't know the hardships and efforts he has put in behind him. Where can there be casual success in the world?
In June 1995, Gu Li participated in the national ranking competition and successfully set the stage. He was then selected for the national youth go team.
In April 1997, Gu Li was promoted to the third stanza. The chess saint Nie Weiping was optimistic about Gu Li's potential and accepted him as a disciple. Later, Gu Li was promoted to the ninth stanza.
Gu Li and Nie Weiping
U Li's chess power has been greatly improved under Nie Weiping's guidance. Since 2001, Gu Li has won many championships in the Tianyuan Championship, Ricoh Cup, NEC Cup, Celebrity Battle and other competitions, and has surpassed his senior brother Chang Hao in China.
Guli is a combat chess player with a domineering style. If you add a little softer thing, it will be more comprehensive. But there is no perfect chess player in the world, and even the best chess player will have flaws.
Gu Li is invincible in domestic competitions, but once he reaches the World Championship, he will not be able to play chess and is often eliminated in the first and second rounds.
Media and chess fans gave him nicknames "Foreign War Worm" and "Ancient Round".
This not only brought pressure to Gu Li, but also hurt Gu Jushan's heart. Gu Jushan has high hopes for his son. When he was a child, he was at home and studied chess scores with his son every day.
Early years Guli
Guli went out to compete, Gu Jushan always followed his son at his own expense, and it cost thousands of yuan to go out. Therefore, Gu Jushan and his wife's salary are all used to train their son, and he is reluctant to buy a pair of leather shoes worth 100 yuan.
Gu Li has a strong sense of self-esteem, and chess fans gave him nicknames, which made him feel inferior and lose his confidence. He called his father: Dad, I may not be able to hold on anymore.
Although Gu Jushan felt sad, he patiently comforted his son: Which Go player has smooth sailing? Even your master Nie Weiping has had a downturn. An excellent chess player is lonely inside and needs to fight with himself by perseverance. If you compare playing Go to climbing a mountain, you are now on the hillside and you can climb to the top of the mountain as long as you grit your teeth.
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A few days later, Gu Jushan and his wife went to Beijing to visit their son. Because he and his wife only stayed in Beijing for one night before returning to Chongqing.
Gu Li and his parents
Gu Li felt guilty when he saw the white hair on his father's sideburns and the wind and frost on his face. When he sent his parents onto the train, Gu Li said emotionally: Mom and Dad, I will not let you worry about me anymore in the future.
The son stood up mentally, and Gu Jushan showed a gratified smile.
In 2006, Gu Li participated in the 10th LG Cup World Go Chess King Battle and won the championship in one fell swoop. This is Guli's first world champion. Guli finally washed away the shame of "foreign war insects" and "ancient round" with his strength.
Gu Jushan and his wife cried with joy, and all the pressure and worries disappeared.
Gu Jushan regards his son as pride. His son plays chess in Beijing, and Gu Jushan studies chess scores at home. Gu Jushan collected all the information of all the opponents his son might encounter, then studied the other party's weaknesses, and then fed the results back to his son for reference.
Gu Jushan
Gu Li plays chess on the front line, and Gu Jushan and his wife are the strong backing of their son behind the scenes.
In April 2007, on Gu Jushan's 54th birthday, Gu Li specially rushed back to Chongqing from Beijing to celebrate his father's birthday.
Who knew that Gu Jushan had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage at home in the early morning of May 5th. After Zhang Zhongxun discovered it, he hurriedly called 120 emergency number. The ambulance rushed over and rushed Gu Jushan to the hospital.
Although the hospital tried its best to rescue Gu Jushan, it still failed to save Gu Jushan's life. When the bad news came, Gu Li's mind was blank and he rushed back to Chongqing to attend the funeral with grief.
Looking at his father's portrait, Gu Li couldn't kneel down, and he clearly heard his heartbreaking voice.
Gu Li bid farewell to his father
bid farewell to his father, Gu Li and his mother were immersed in great grief, and the life of the mother and son was dark.
The father passed away unexpectedly, Gu Li was not mentally prepared and was immersed in the years he had passed by with his father. Whenever he thinks of those difficult and warm past events, Gu Li's heart is as if he is cut off.
In the half month after his father left, Gu Li had not left the house and locked himself at home. He was wearing his father's suit, holding the chess scores collected by his father in his hand, and the pillow was filled with photos of his father, and tears in his eyes never stopped.
Zhang Zhongxun’s grief was even worse than her son. She called and sent text messages to her husband every day, and she cried once she couldn’t get a reply.
On May 26, Zhang Zhongxun fell to the ground because he hadn't eaten for several days and was too weak.
Guli
Guli went to the living room to help his mother up, and his thin and haggard expression stinged his heart.
At that moment, Gu Li woke up from the grief: his father left, he was the only man in the family, his only emotional and spiritual sustenance for his mother. He could not collapse, and he must be strong and take good care of his mother.
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Gu Li pressed tears and pain in his heart and said to his mother: Dad is gone, our life will continue, we must all cheer up. My father was worried about this family when he was born, and now he can’t worry about him anymore. Zhang Zhongxun's tears fell like pearls.
Gu Li has been in Chongqing for 3 months. China Chess Academy urged him to return to Beijing. Gu Li was worried about leaving his mother alone in Chongqing and was preparing to take her to Beijing to relax.
Who knew that Zhang Zhongxun went to the unit to ask for leave, but he did not get approval. So Gu Li persuaded her mother to go through the internal refund procedures in advance, and then he took her mother to Beijing.
Gu Li (right) and Chang Hao
Although Gu Li was only 24 years old at this time, he had the ability to let his mother live a decent and dignified life.
After Gu Li brought her mother to Beijing, he rented a two-bedroom apartment for her near the Chinese Chess Academy. When Gu Li didn't play chess, he went home to accompany her mother.
Seeing his son busy, Zhang Zhongxun reminded himself in his heart: he must adjust his mentality and no longer affects his son due to sad emotions. He should let him play chess happily.
's mood improved. Zhang Zhongxun cooked delicious food for Guli at home every day, so Guli gained five or six pounds in two months. His mother's life has returned to normal, leaving Gu Li without any worries, and he has done his best to work hard in the chess world.
Since 2008, Guli has won the Fujitsu Cup Go Championship, and he has achieved "three consecutive championships" in the world chess world.
Guli
In May 2009, Guli won the May 1st Labor Medal.
In the following years, Guli won consecutive victories and won the World Go Championship 4 times. By 2010, Gu Li had won the "7 consecutive championships", becoming the "No. 1 Go player in China" and a leader in Chinese Go.
Along with a brilliant career, love quietly comes to Guli. As early as September 2009, the second sports meeting was held in Shapingba District, Chongqing. Gu Li was a sports star who went out of Chongqing and was invited to return to his hometown to be a guest of the sports meeting. During the dinner, he met Lu Yuanyang, who was also the helping guest. Lu Yuanyang was born in Chongqing on June 22, 1983, the same age as Gu Li.
Lu Yuanyang was selected for the Sichuan Provincial Rhythmic Gymnastics Team at the age of 12 and joined the national team in 1997. Like Gu Li, Lu Yuanyang also has a brilliant past: in 1998, she collaborated with her teammates to win the collective championship of the National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship.
Lu Yuanyang
2004 Athens Olympics , Lu Yuanyang won the sixth place in the women's gymnastics group event.
2008 Beijing Olympics , Lu Yuanyang won the silver medal in the collective event of the rhythmic gymnastics. At that time, this was the best result of my country's rhythmic gymnastics in international competitions. After retiring, Lu Yuanyang worked as a coach in the Sichuan Rhythmic Gymnastics Team.
Coincidentally, Gu Li and Lu Yuanyang attended the same school when they were in elementary school. The two were too young at that time and had no impression. Later, Gu Li developed in the field of Go, and Lu Yuanyang practiced rhythmic gymnastics, and the two did not meet again.
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This time, Gu Li and Lu Yuanyang were quite intimate and left a beautiful impression on each other.
Gu Li is 1.81 meters tall and is a handsome Go guy who is very popular among girls, full of halo. Lu Yuanyang is 1.74 meters tall, has an outstanding appearance and temperament. He is also an Olympic silver medalist and has a good career.
Gu Li and Lu Yuanyang
Both of them are very compatible in appearance and career. At the end of the party, Gu Li took the initiative to ask Lu Yuanyang for contact information.
In fact, over the years, Gu Li has received many courtship letters from female chess fans, and some of them have good personal conditions. In the letter, they said nakedly that they wanted to marry Gu Li, and there were girls who came to the Chinese Chess Academy to show their love to Gu Li.
Some girls also found Zhang Zhongxun and asked her to protect the media for herself and her son. Zhang Zhongxun said politely: Thank you for your respect for Gu Li, but he still has to make the decision on love, and I don’t have to say anything.
In order to show respect for the other party, Zhang Zhongxun gave Gu Li the photo of the girl, but Gu Li was not concerned about it.
Maybe there is an appointment in this life, and Gu Li has never been able to let go since he met Lu Yuanyang.
Guli
After returning to Beijing, Guli often called Lu Yuanyang, sometimes it took more than an hour to call. Seeing that his son looked sweet when answering the phone, Zhang Zhongxun asked his son if he was in love.
Gu Li smiled and replied: No, but it's almost done. In the spring of 2010, Gu Li and Lu Yuanyang established a romantic relationship.
In November of this year, Guangzhou Asian Games , Gu Li lost 1-4 to the Korean chess player in the Go final, but only won the silver medal. Suddenly, public opinion was in an uproar, and netizens and chess fans attacked Gu Li online, saying that he was in love and had no intention of playing chess.
Lu Yuanyang and Zhang Zhongxun were also implicated.
At this time, the media revealed that Gu Li earned 3.85 million yuan an annual income, becoming the richest man in the Chinese Go world. He said that he had cramps in his hands after counting the money and had no intention of playing chess.
Lu Yuanyang
Seeing this message, Zhang Zhongxun's heart hurt. In fact, every bonus of Gu Li is a pre-tax figure. After deducting 20% of personal income tax , Gu Li has to hand over the remaining part 60%, and he has very little money.
Outside public opinion puts Gu Li under tremendous pressure. His girlfriend and mother patiently comfort him and serve as Gu Li's strong backing.
My girlfriend told him: Only by using good results can athletes prove themselves and not be tired of rumors from outside.
Sure enough, on December 20, 2010, Gu Li won the 15th Samsung Property Cup World Go Masters Championship, which was his seventh world championship.
Guli Wedding Scene
Guli couple and Lee Sedol
2012, Guli and Lu Yuanyang are both 29 years old, and marriage is imminent. Under the urging of parents on both sides, on January 1, 2013, the two held a grand wedding in Chongqing.
Gu Li's old opponent and famous Korean chess player Lee Sedol arrived in Chongqing to congratulate. Gu Li and Lee Sedol are both Go geniuses. They are opponents on the field and friends off the field.
After Gu Li got married, he settled his home in Chongqing. He usually works in the China Chess Academy, and Lu Yuanyang works as a coach in the Sichuan Rhythmic Gymnastics Team. The couple live in separate places.
After the son got married, Zhang Zhongxun also returned to Chongqing to live. When the team is on holiday or major festival, Gu Li will rush back to Chongqing to reunite with his wife and mother.
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Gu Li and his daughter
In the winter of 2013, Lu Yuanyang gave birth to his daughter Gu Qing in Chongqing, and Gu Lixi is his father.
Zhang Zhongxun entered his son and daughter-in-law's house to help take care of his granddaughter. After taking maternity leave, Lu Yuanyang returned to work in the unit. Gu Li hired a nanny to come to his house. Zhang Zhongxun divided the work with the nanny: she was responsible for taking care of her daughter, and the nanny was responsible for cooking and hygiene.
The role of dad makes Gu Li more responsible. He usually plays chess in the Chinese Chess Academy, but when he is tired at night, he asks his wife to turn on his phone and let him watch his daughter in the video.
Seeing her daughter's sweet smile and angelic face, Gu Li's pressure and fatigue disappeared.
Guli Chunlan Cup won the championship
On June 3, 2015, Guli participated in the 10th Chunlan Cup World Professional Go Championship, won the world championship again, becoming the "eight champion" of the world Go, and creating glory.
In September of this year, in order to better take care of the family and daughter, Lu Yuanyang was transferred to Southwest University School of Physical Education as a teacher.
The teacher's work and rest are regular, and Lu Yuanyang has more time and energy to devote himself to his family and daughter.
Since getting married, Gu Li has been separated from his wife. My daughter is in the growth stage and needs the company of fatherly love. In 2017, Gu Li left the Chinese Chess Academy and returned to Chongqing to work, serving as the coach and member of the Chongqing team of the Chinese Go League.
Usually he teaches the players to play chess, and during the competition, he fights side by side with the players.
Guli and Lu Yuanyang
In 2018, in the National Go League One, Guli played 26 times and won 11 victories.
Under Gu Li's leadership, Chongqing Go team's performance in the First Division has been rising steadily.
After Guli's father passed away, his mother was always single. Guli once communicated with his mother that if his mother wanted to become a family again, he expressed support.
But Zhang Zhongxun thought: He has entered the old age. If he finds another person, the other party must be his grandfather or grandfather. He will face many realistic contradictions together. In order not to cause trouble for herself and her son's family, she decided to be single until she was old.
After Gu Li got married and became a father, he could better understand the difficulty of his mother. He originally wanted his mother to live with him, but Zhang Zhongxun felt that it would be better for two generations to have their own space, so he insisted on living alone.
Guli's daughter won the championship of the Chongqing Sports Games Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition
Guli often takes his wife and daughter to visit his mother. During the holidays, he invites his mother to his home to reunite.
Zhang Zhongxun’s pension is not high, but it is enough for his own life. Gu Li often pays his mother for living expenses. When he travels with his wife and daughter, he will ask his mother to go with him.
Under the influence of her husband, Lu Yuanyang also treated her mother-in-law kindly. She gave her cosmetics and bought skirts and shoes for her mother-in-law.
is usually only a heartwarming move for her daughter, which makes Zhang Zhongxun feel warm.
Zhang Zhongxun has met some old ladies around him. They have a catchphrase: Don’t expect your daughter-in-law to be filial. If your daughter-in-law doesn’t quarrel with her mother-in-law, she is a good daughter-in-law.
Guli
After hearing this, Zhang Zhongxun felt more and more that he had met a good daughter-in-law and felt very lucky.
In September 2022, Gu Li's father has passed away for 15 years and his mother has also entered old age.He used his son's love and filial piety to warm his mother's vicissitudes and lonely heart, leaving his mother without tears and worries in her old age!
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