Checkers Nine Heavens - Luo Xihé's Winning Games at the Three Stars Cup

Author: Luo Xihé
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Behind every event, there are often many reasons, and they can be explained from different perspectives. When I first went abroad to compete, the leaders demanded that I dress formally so that other countries wouldn’t look down on the Chinese. After China developed, the leaders no longer had such requirements. After winning the Samsung Cup, the sportswear I wore was called the "lucky outfit." I explained to the media that winning go depends more on aligning with the laws of nature rather than simply being stronger than your opponent. Wearing sportswear instead of a suit was the practical application of this idea. However, this is only one aspect. Another aspect is that after I determined my life path at the age of 17 during the Celebrity Cup, I experienced my first love. She was also a go player, and her sportswear was to protect her from the wind when she went for walks. Later, due to some reasons, her family strongly opposed it, and neither of us had a solid foundation at the time. So, she proposed breaking up and gave up playing go. Several years later, I finally had the financial means to leave the go institute and rent an apartment. I also started learning to cook and understanding some trivial matters. Through this process, I grew, and I feel I did my best, so I don’t feel too regretful. I just have some questions: First, since she was a go player, why did she give up playing go? Second, if things are always this way, what is the meaning of our efforts? From then on, I hoped that my efforts could help future go players avoid such things. Later, when I won the National Individual Championship and the NEC Cup, I. It wasn’t until I met my current wife, Liang Yadi, during a rank tournament that I felt relieved and a strong sense of resonance. She was 28 years old at the time and was earnestly fighting against children in the second dan group. Her focus and joy while playing go left a deep impression on me. Later, after we became familiar, she said that over the years, she had been constantly running around for an independent life, and participating in the rank tournament was her way of compensating for herself. After getting married, a journalist asked how our relationship developed. I replied that personal feelings are inseparable from the larger environment. Here, I thank all the people who care about and support go. Of course, this is only a vague answer. Caring about the development of the go industry is what I desire. Going home to buy groceries and wash dishes is also what I desire. To be integrated into and yet transcendent of the social and economic world, to observe the changes of the world with the mindset of a bystander and to examine one’s own heart—what a joy!