Gu Zihao
| Gu Zihao | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 13, 1998 Xiantao, Hubei, China |
| Turned pro | 2010 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Chinese Weiqi Association |
Gu Zihao (Chinese: 辜梓豪; pinyin: Gū Zǐháo; born 13 March 1998[1]) is a Chinese professional go player. He is the winner of two major international championships: the Samsung Cup in 2017 and the Quzhou Lanke Cup in 2023.
Gu Zihao was born in Xiantao, Hubei in 1998. He began to play go when he was 6 years old. To further study go, he moved to Wuhan at age 9,[1] and then to Beijing at age 11.[2] He earned professional 1 dan rank in 2010, when he was 12.[2][3] He began participating in the Chinese A League in 2012.[4] In 2015, he won China's National Go Individual tournament, and the Limin Cup, an under-20 international tournament.[5][4]
He won an international title at the Samsung Cup in 2017, defeating Tang Weixing in the finals. Gu, who was 5 dan at the time, was promoted to 9 dan for the victory.[6]
He won two domestic competitions in 2018, the Weifu Fangkai Cup and the Ahan Tongshan Cup, as well as the China-Japan Agon Cup playoff. In January 2020, while visiting family in his hometown Xiantao, he fell under the COVID-19 lockdown in Hubei; he continued to compete remotely while staying there until April.[7] He won the CCTV Cup later that year, followed by several championships in 2021: the Tianyuan, the Ahan Tongshan Cup and China–Japan playoff, and the Longxing.
He claimed his second major international title in the Quzhou Lanke Cup in June 2023, beating Shin Jin-seo.[8] In August 2023, he overtook Ke Jie to become the number one ranked Chinese player in the Chinese Weiqi Association's official rankings.[9]
Gu is sometimes nicknamed èbà 'evil tyrant' (Chinese: "恶霸"), derived from a username which he used for playing go online, Yìnchéng zhī bà 'Indianapolis tyrant' (Chinese: "印城之霸").[2] He originally chose the username because he was a fan of the Indiana Pacers in the NBA.[1]
Titles
[edit]International:
- Limin Cup 2015 (under-20 tournament)[5]
- Samsung Cup 2017[6]
- China-Japan Agon Cup 2018[10] and 2021[11][12]
- Quzhou Lanke Cup 2023[8]
Chinese:
- National Go Individual 2015
- Weifu Fangkai Cup 2018[13]
- Ahan Tongshan Cup 2018 and 2021[14]
- CCTV Cup 2020[15]
- Tianyuan 2021[16][17]
- Longxing 2021[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c "辜梓豪：和Al下棋压力巨大 冠军奖金会先存银行". Chutian Dushi Bao 楚天都市报 (in Chinese). 2017-12-20. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26 – via sina.com.cn.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "辜梓豪登顶三星杯围棋赛:这个冠军很年轻". people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2017-12-09.
- ^ "2010"钻石杯"全国段位赛 新定段棋手一览(多图)". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2010-07-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "辜梓豪：体操之乡走出的围棋冠军". Information Times (in Chinese). 2017-12-19 – via people.com.cn.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "武汉围棋队"炼金" 辜梓豪击败外援队友夺魁". Wuhan Wanbao (in Chinese). 2015-12-03 – via chinanews.com.cn.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "三星杯辜梓豪胜唐韦星夺冠 成中国第19位冠军". Tencent Sports (in Chinese). 2017-12-07.
- ^ "湖北围棋世界冠军辜梓豪：70天没出门，线上赛夺冠". The Beijing News (in Chinese). 2020-04-20.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "烂柯杯大逆转申真谞，辜梓豪斩获第二个世界冠军". The Beijing News (in Chinese). 2023-06-17.
- ^ "柯洁再丢中国围棋第一人位置 辜梓豪首次登顶". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2023-09-11.
- ^ "The Power Report (2 of 4): Fujisawa takes Women's Honinbo title; Kobayashi Koichi scores 1,400th win; Rin Kanketsu wins SGW Cup; Gu wins Japan-China Agon Kiriyama Cup play-off". American Go E-Journal. 2019-01-09.
- ^ "阿含中日对抗赛辜梓豪胜许家元 获500万日元奖金". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2021-12-08.
- ^ "2年ぶりの開催は中国が勝利【第22期阿含・桐山杯 早碁オープン戦 日中決戦】". Nihon Ki-in (in Japanese). 2021-12-08.
- ^ "威孚房开杯辜梓豪击败廖元赫 一年之内夺两冠". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2018-12-05.
- ^ "辜梓豪屠龙再夺阿含·桐山杯，周三挑战许家元". The Beijing News (in Chinese). 2021-12-06.
- ^ "辜梓豪战胜连笑，首夺电视快棋赛冠军". The Beijing News (in Chinese). 2020-09-24.
- ^ "天元赛辜梓豪2-1胜杨鼎新夺冠 同里再出新天元". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2021-04-17.
- ^ "新天元辜梓豪的围棋之路："辜排长"的重锤功是如何练成的？". Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese). 2021-04-18.
- ^ "龙星战辜梓豪2-1胜芈昱廷 首夺龙星战冠军". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2021-12-21.