Gu Li ( Chinese: 古力;

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: Gǔ Lì; born February 3, 1983) is a Chinese professional Go

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Biography

Gu Li is a Chinese go player. He became a pro in 1995 when he was only 12. In 2006, he won the 10th LG Cup 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

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and the 2008 Fujitsu Cup; 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 "

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of Meijins" by defeating

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and Iyama Yuta in a special tournament which pitted the domestic title-holders from China, Korea and Japan against each other. In October 2010, Gu Li defeated

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and

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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 Jiseok. Gu won the 2010 Samsung Cup, defeating Heo Youngho 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 in a jubango against

(+2-6). The games took place on each last Sunday of the month.

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.

Promotion record

Career record

*Note: 2012 and 2013 also include one game with no result.

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #2 in total number of titles in China and #5 in total number of international titles.

Head-to-head record vs selected players

''Players who have won international Go titles in bold.'' *

24:24 +1 no result * Kong Jie 26:18 * Hu Yaoyu 24:12 * Liu Xing 21:13 *

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24:9 * Chang Hao 20:11 *

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10:21 +1 no result *

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16:12 * Qiu Jun 18:9 * Zhou Heyang 15:12 * Ding Wei 17:8 * Xie He 14:11 * Shi Yue 7:17 * Gu Lingyi 13:10 * Piao Wenyao 13:8 * Wang Xi 12:9 *

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12:8 * Li Zhe 12:7 * Peng Quan 11:7 *

8:9 * Huang Yizhong 9:6 * Wang Yao 12:3 * Jiang Weijie 7:7 * Wang Lei 11:3

References

External links

Interview with Gu Li
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gu, Li 1982 births Living people Chinese Go players Asian Games medalists in go Go players at the 2010 Asian Games Sportspeople from Chongqing Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games