The Korean Go industry has a chess player called "Four Heavenly Kings".They are well -known Cao Xunyi, Xu Fengxuan, Liu Changhe, and Li Changhao.Four talented players created the brightest period of Korean Go, and worked together to conquer the worlds chess scene.It is puzzling that how can four people in different ages be tied together in the title of "Four Heavenly Kings"?
Liu Changhe was born in 1966.The youngest Li Changhao in the "Four Heavenly Kings" was born in 1975, and the two were 22 years old.It is worth mentioning that Cao Xunyi and Li Changhao are teachers and students.Nevertheless, the four of them still fought fiercely in a peak in a time.Considering that the first person of Go usually changes in 10 years, the era of the "Four Heavenly Kings" must be said to be a real and special exception.
On the Yingshi Cup, Cao Xun -hyun, Xu Fengxuan, Liu Changhe, and Li Changhao won the first four championship trophy in order.However, the Samsung Fire Cup appeared counter -order. The 1997 champion was Lee Chang Hao, the 2000 champion was Liu Changhe, and the 2002 champion was Cao Xunyi.In 2002, Cao Xunyi held the Samsung Fire Cup Championship trophy with the oldest record of 49 years and 10 months.Xu Fengzheng created a 9 -game winning streak and winning the championship in the "Zhenlu Cup" of the international ring. That year, he was 42 years old.
Li Changhao entered the peak early. Cao Xunyi and Xu Fengxuan had no fear of years, surpassing the age of age, and formed a peculiar scene active in the same era.At the age of becoming a professional chess player, Cao Xunyi was 9 years old and Li Changhao was 11 years old, but Xu Fengxuan and Liu Changhe became professional players at the age of 18.Xu Fengzheng learned to learn Go for a relatively late (high school was also amateur players). Liu Changhe was separated from Go for several years due to family reasons.
In the "Four Great Kings", because Cao Xunyi and Li Changhao are too dazzling, they have the feelings of Xu Fengzheng and Liu Changhe.In other times, Xu Fengxuan and Liu Changhe can be the first person in contemporary contemporary.
After the heyday of the four heavenly kings, the Go industry was inherited the position of the first person by the nine sections of Lee Chang Hao, Li Shishi, Park Tingyu, and Shen Zhenjiu.Li Changhao was born in 1975, Li Shishi was born in 1983, Park Tingzheng was born in 1993, and Shen Zhenzhen was born in 2000.In other words, a new generation of leaders will appear for 7 to 10 years.But in the "Four Heavenly Kings" era, four people led Korean Go together.Even if the other three loses, the remaining one will win the championship, creating invincible times on the world stage.
The four heavenly kings have left the record that cannot be listed.Both the number of championships and the number of wins accounted for an overwhelming advantage.Cao Xunyi won 1963, Xu Fengxuan won 1795, Liu Changhe won 1419 wins, and Li Changhao won 1912.A total of 7089 wins.
In recent years, Cao Xunyi has no longer participating in the official competition, and only participates in one or two invitations.Xu Fengxuan, Liu Changhe, and Li Changhao are currently active in the veteran league.The current team where Li Changhao is located is the regular season champion.Recently, they can still see their figures every morning when they are on a Go TV show.Rongguang is scattered, and when I think of the splendid and glorious years, sometimes I feel heartache.But one thing is still very clear. The era of the four heavenly kings and their creation will become incredible and legendary in the history of Go.
(Compiled from the Korean Media Central Daily Park Rigen column, the original link https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/25289796)
