Gu Li
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| Gu Li | ||
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| Full name | Gu Li | |
| Chinese | 古力 | |
| Pinyin | Gǔ Lì | |
| Date of birth | February 3, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | ,  China |
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| Residence | China |
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| Teacher | Nie Weiping | |
| Turned pro | 1994 | |
| Rank | 9 dan | |
| Affiliation | Zhongguo Qiyuan | |
Gu Li (Chinese: 古力; Pinyin: Gǔ Lì; born February 3, 1982) is a Chinese professional Go player.
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[edit] Biography
Gu Li is currently one of China's best Go players. Many rank him up with some of the world's best. He became a pro in 1994 when he was only 12. He's already won many titles, including all of China's biggest titles except Chang Qi cup. He is currently ranked Number 1 Chinese player by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. He also won the 10th LG Cup in 2006 and became the youngest Chinese player to ever win a major international title; as a consequence, he was also promoted to 9 dan. In March 2007, he defeated Chang Hao 2-0 to win the Chunlan Cup.
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 called Gu Da Li. Da literally means large, big or huge. This refers to Gu's incredibile ability at playing really strong moves that requires sharp instinct as well immaculate reading.
[edit] Go style
Gu's is best known for his fighting ability. In China, his style is regarded as li qi, which means a style based on fighting. Also in China Gu and Lee Sedol's style is known as violence qi (bao li qi). Endgame (yose) is regarded as Gu's main weakness. Gu's main strength is his attacking ability. In earlier years, he fights with little regard or consideration of territory implications. In recent years, especially after his half point wins over Choi of Korea, his style is leaning towards fighting but with high sensitivity towards territory.
[edit] Titles & runners-up
Ranks #2 equal in total amount of titles in China.
| Title | Years Held |
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| Current | 18 |
| Mingren |
2004 - 2006 |
| Tianyuan |
2003 - 2007 |
| NEC Cup (China) |
2004, 2006 |
| Ahan Tongshan Cup |
2003, 2005 |
| Liguang Cup |
2002 |
| CCTV Cup |
2004 |
| Xinan Wang |
2003 |
| Xinren Wang |
2001, 2005 |
| National Sports Mass Meeting |
2002 |
| Continental | 7 |
 China-Korea Tengen |
2003 - 2005 |
| China-Korea New Pro Wang |
2001, 2005 |
 China-Japan Agon Cup |
2004, 2006 |
| International | 2 |
 LG Cup |
2006 |
| Chunlan Cup |
2007 |
| Total | 27 |
| Title | Years Lost |
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| Current | 5 |
| Chang-ki Cup |
2007 |
| NEC Cup (China) |
2005 |
| CCTV Cup |
2005 |
| Xinan Wang |
2004 |
| Lanke Cup |
2006 |
| Defunct | 1 |
| Bawang |
2002 |
| Continental | 1 |
| China-Korea Tengen |
2006 |
| Total | 7 |
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