Chen Huifang’s anecdotes

2000.07.12

In the Chinese Go world, Chen Huifang is really a figure.

More than ten years ago, Chen Zude's 9th-dan novel "Beyond Self" let readers know about a talented and beautiful female chess player who fell in love too early and was unable to extricate herself, which delayed her promising future. Chess fans We deeply regret this.

Today, more than ten years later, Chen Huifang serves as the executive vice president and secretary-general of the Shanxi Provincial Go Association. Together with her husband, Huang Liangyu, sixth-dan, they work quietly for the cause of Go in Shanxi.

Talking about that experience when she was young, Chen Huifang was quite helpless. She said: I suffered from neurasthenia for a long time when I was young. Later, I had a splitting headache when playing chess and it was difficult to concentrate, so I had to Leaving my beloved Go has nothing to do with love. Of course, it was written like that in the book, so I could only face it calmly, not to mention that Teacher Chen was out of concern and love. Later, Teacher Chen and I exchanged opinions. It's been so many years and we don't care about it anymore. Talking about the current situation of Shanxi Go, Chen Huifang seemed a little sad: Over the years, our husband and wife have devoted a lot of effort to training young players, and some of them have reached professional ranks. It should be said that there is no shortage of Go talents in Shanxi. But due to the relative poverty in Shanxi, some chess players eventually chose to leave. The older generation, such as Shen Guosun, went to Beijing in his early years; the younger generation, such as Yang Jinhua, went to Singapore; brothers Zhu Jiu and Ming Jiu, one went abroad and the other went to Sichuan; the younger ones chose to study, Ye Jinjin went to Fudan University; Zhang Wen and Cui Ning are also preparing to go to college. Currently, Shanxi cannot afford to organize a complete chess team. The development of Go cannot be separated from the backing of economic strength. The rise of Shanxi Go depends on the economic development of Shanxi. Of course, we ourselves cannot wait to receive relief, but must actively forge ahead. To be honest, my husband and I are from economically developed areas in Fujian and Shanghai respectively, and sometimes we have considered returning to our hometown for development. However, since I moved to Shanxi from Shanghai with my parents in 1963, I have lived in Shanxi for 37 years. I really can’t let go of the love I have had for Shanxi Go for more than thirty years.