Gu Li
Gǔ Lì (古力; born Feb. 3 1982) is a Chinese professional Go player who reached 9-dan in 2006. Ranked #1 in Chinese Ranking for many years (till August 2009). In the new World Ranking (new on cyberoro site | http://www.cyberoro.com/news/news_view.oro?div_no=A1&num=515865&cur_page=&cmt_n=0), Gu Li is ranked #1, as of November 2011.
1995 - 1p
2000 - 5p
2002 - 7p
April 2006 - 9p
Gu is one of the strongest players in the world as of January 2009. He is the title holder of one major Chinese title: the 22nd Mingren. He has held the Mingren title for six years, and the Tianyuan for six years. He also won the 11th Chinese NEC Cup defeating Liu Shizhen, and was the challenger for the 10th Chinese NEC Cup, losing to Chang Hao.
With his win in the 1st BCcard Cup in 2009, he became the first professional to simultaneously hold five international titles.
He was awarded 9-dan professional status after defeating Chen Yaoye to win his first international title, the 10th LG Cup, in April 2006.
He has an aggressive and combative style, where he immediately goes for the kill but is also known for his great invading skills.
Titles (as of January 2009)
- 8th Chang-Ki Cup (2011)
- 15th Samsung Cup (2010)
- 2010 China-Korea-Japan Meijin
- 1st BCcard Cup (2009)
- 14th NEC Cup China (2009)
- 13th LG Cup (2009)
- 4th Toyota Denso Oza (2009)
- 2nd Quzhou-Lanke Cup (2008)
- 10th Ahan Tongshan Cup (2008)
- 4th Chang-Ki Cup (2008)
- 21st Fujitsu Cup (July 2008)
- 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd (2008) Tianyuan
- 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd (2009) Mingren
- 4th, 8th, China Korea New Star
- 5th, 7th, Ahan Tongshan Cup
- 11th NEC Cup China
- 5th, 7th, 10th Japan China Agon Cup
- 6th Chunlan Cup (2007)
- 10th LG Cup (2006)
In 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2008 won the China weiqi League, as member of the Team Chongqing.
Winner of the National Sports Meeting in 2002 and 2010.
In 2010 Gu Li played 100 games (top in the world), winning 58 of them and losing 42.
External links
- Go Base
player card
- Go Game World
player page
- Wikipedia
article
- Interview:
http://gogame.info/samples/3/index.html
- Games:
http://www.go4go.net/v2/modules/collection/byplayer2.php?pid=179