Taiwanese chess king Wu Guilin (right) died of cancer yesterday at the age of 59. He and his wife Gao Yiping (left) devoted themselves to chess education in Taiwan. (file photo)
2022/05/02 16:09
[Instant News/Comprehensive Report]Wu Guilin, the “Taiwan Chess King” and Taiwan’s only 9-dan chess player, who once set a record for a 1-to-150-player chess round, died of cancer at the age of 59.
Wu Guilin’s wife Gao Yiping said on Facebook yesterday (1st), “My husband Wu Guilin went to another place peacefully at 20:58 on May 1, 2022. You chose the day after my birthday to live for me. I left after my birthday, thank you.”
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Last month, Gao Yiping revealed that Wu Guilin’s condition was not optimistic. At the end of 2019, the fourth stage of prostate cancer metastasized to the bone. At the beginning of this year, because the cancer cells pressed to the spine and pressed the nerves, Gao Rong performed thoracic surgery at junction 8 to 11. After the operation The lower body was paralyzed, and it was transferred to the liver a few days ago, and then to the brain in April, causing cerebral hemorrhage and difficulty in speaking.
Wu Guilin is the only 9-dan chess player in Taiwan. In 2008, he played a 1-to-150-player chess round in Kaohsiung. After nearly 11 hours of fierce battle, he defeated 131 chess players with a winning rate of 87%, exceeding the minimum threshold of 60% for multiplayer battles. set a new world record.
Ball critic Shi Mingjin also paid tribute to him on Facebook. Wu Guilin is a national treasure in Taiwan’s chess world, Taiwan’s only nine-dan chess player, runner-up in one World Championship and third place in three World Championships. In the past 30 years, there are few chess players who can threaten China in international competitions. He and his wife Gao Yiping have been engaged in chess education in Taiwan. Many chess learners grew up watching Wu’s chess records. It is very regrettable to hear the news of his death.
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