Xie Jun lives in Jiuxian Bridge in the eastern suburb of Beijing. Since he was seven years old, he has been watching adults play chess with his father on the roadside. After he returned home, his father became the first chess teacher in China-Xie Jun. His first move to teach Xie Jun was to "lead the way by the gods". "Why can't a single soldier retreat?" Xie Jun asked his father curiously, and his father's answer was like playing chess, telling the truth of life: "Soldiers can only go forward bravely, not shrink back, and they must have indomitable spirit!" At that time, Xie Jun probably didn't really understand the meaning of "going forward", but it was this little influence of the true meaning of life that became the foundation of Xie Jun's persistent pursuit of chess, and it was this spirit of going forward that kept her from bowing in front of strong players and giving up in difficulties.
Under the guidance of her father, Xie Jun/Kloc-0 won the Beijing Children's China Chess Competition at the age of 0/0, and the adult amateur players in Jiuxianqiao area were no match for her. At that time, Beijing was training small players. Wang Bijun, the coach of the chess club, called Xie Jun to the chess club and played a game of China chess with Xie Jun on the small chess table on the second floor of the chess club. He found that Xie Jun had a foundation. Good sense of chess. So coach Wang Bijun taught Xie Jun the basic moves of chess and then played a game of chess with her. He was surprised to find that Xie Jun had a strong sense of "attacking the king", coupled with Xie Jun's quick thinking and strong "big picture", coach Wang immediately decided to take the girl into the Beijing team. Since then, Xie Jun has embarked on a bumpy chess path.
In the amateur chess class of Beijing Sports School, the conditions are particularly difficult. The classroom is located under the Shichahai stands. In summer, her home is far from the sports school, and it takes more than an hour by car. It was so hot in the room, in winter, that her hands and feet froze when she caught fire. Unlike other students, Xie Jun wants to live alone in the duty room of the sports school. Other students are picked up by their parents every day, and she only goes home once a week. Even so, she didn't ask her parents to pick her up. In this way, Xie Jun studied chess in the sports school for three and a half years. Thanks to her diligence and hard work, she has made rapid progress. 1983 In the 5th National Games, she was included in the women's adult group. Although she is still a minor, she beat the old and new players and won the championship. 1984, 14-year-old Xie Jun won the sixth place in the national competition and was promoted to a national master.
Some mathematicians have calculated the changes of chess, and the results are amazing. For any chess player, the first four steps have 318 billion steps! As for the scores in the future, it is even more difficult to count. This is probably why the poet Goethe praised chess as "the touchstone of human wisdom". It is conceivable that the world champion will go through what hardships. After Xie Jun entered the national training team, the training was more difficult, and the semi-intensive training was almost cruel. The training team stipulates that playing chess is forbidden within 40 steps. She must train for more than ten hours every day. Xie Jun never blindly learns chess or plays chess. I like to think independently. Some chess coaches taught him to walk, but Xie Jun didn't. Even in the national training team, she often "pushes cattle" with the coach, and sometimes she doesn't listen to the coach's instructions because she thinks the chess theory is not smooth.
1988, Xie Jun went abroad for the first time and won the Asian Youth Championship in one fell swoop. The coach sometimes gets angry, but after getting angry, she likes Xie Jun better. At the end of the year, she scored 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the Olympic team competition.
1989, Xie Jun was promoted to an international master and won the national championship.
1990, Xie Jun experienced the most difficult moment and the luckiest moment in her chess career. At this time, Xie Jun easily won the Asian championship. In July, Xie Jun returned to Kuala Lumpur, but unexpectedly went to Kuala Lumpur twice last year to participate in the preliminaries of the "back seat" of the world. In Kuala Lumpur in March, the climate is pleasant, and great challenges from different aspects are waiting for her. Due to lack of funds, the coach and translator are waiting for her.
18 women participated in the sub-regional competition, and only one player came from the east. Loneliness,
A deeper sense of loneliness forms psychological pressure. How does Xie Jun feel when he sees the huge lineup of the former Soviet Union-six players, six coaches, as well as team leaders, translators, doctors and journalists-feeling like a big family? Xie Jun cried, lying in the hotel bed, wronged sad.
Over the years, Xie Jun wanted to make peace with this night. Xie Jun couldn't sleep for a long time. During the day, the game scene with Gaprindashivili, a female chess player who once dominated the "back seat" 16 years in the former Soviet Union, still tormented her. A heroine who has been admired for a long time, fight it out. If she can beat her, she will tell the teacher in a coquetry. How exciting it is! However, Xie Jun lost, and she thought the best start didn't work. She will never forget the moment when she lost the game. When Gaprindashivili smiled and leaned over and kissed her gently, her cold lips burned Xie Jun's skin like charcoal fire. Xie Jun was awakened by an international phone call from Mr. Wang Pinzhang. Xie Jun cried and told his feelings, thoughts and situation again. Teacher Wang Pinzhang's comfort, encouragement and desperate measures for future players,