There is news from South Korea that Gu Zihao Jiudan will participate in the 2023-2024 season of the South Korean KB League.
Gu Zihao is a nine-dan champion who has won the 22nd Samsung Fire Cup World Go Masters Championship and the 1st Quzhou Lanke Cup World Go Open Championship. Not only that, it has been ranked No. 1 in the rating of the Chinese Go Association for 4 consecutive months.
Since 2001, the Chinese Go League has allowed Korean players to participate in tournaments. As a result, the Chinese Go League has become the dream league of professional chess players all over the world.
In the 2023-2024 season, the South Korean KB League has taken a major hit. Compared to the 2022-2023 season, there are 4 fewer participating clubs. For Koreans, they urgently need to improve the quality and reputation of the KB League.
In this way, the KB League has finally opened its doors to Chinese chess players.
This season, a total of 8 clubs compete in the 2023-2024 KB League. These clubs can bring in Chinese chess players as alternate players. They are called alternates and can participate in all tournaments.
Previously, the South Korean price intelligence team introduced Dang Yifei 9 dan, the Yi ** team introduced Yang Kaiwen 9 dan, the Lingyan team introduced the Chinese Taiwan chess player Xu Haohong 9 dan, and the Ulsan Goryeo Aluminum team introduced Liao Yuanhyuk 9 dan.
This time, a bombshell message finally came, and the Yuanyi team introduced China's first Gu Zihao Jiuduan.
It is said that the negotiations between the Yuan Yi team and Gu Zihao Jiudan have been going on for some time. First, Gu Zihao Jiuduan didn't want to make this matter public too early. Second, the Weijia League club Shenzhen Nie Weiping Dojo Club needs to sign and agree.
Actually, the income of the KB league is not high. For each game, the winner gets 14 million won (about 7.).740,000 yuan). The losing side gets 7 million won (about 3.)870,000 yuan). The money is divided among the 4 players on the field.
As for the Chinese chess players, if they lose, they don't have a penny. So, why did Gu Zihao Jiudan participate in the KB League?The reason is very simple, Gu Zihao Jiuduan intends to completely pacify the KB League.
The LG Cup World Chess Championship and the Samsung Fire Cup World Go Masters have long been the backyard of Chinese chess players. It seems that the KB League will also become another backyard for Chinese chess players.