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Hu Ronghua (, born 1945) is considered to be one of the best players of xiangqi, or Chinese chess. He is a native of Shanghai. Hu first won the Chinese national Xiangqi championship in 1960 at age 15. At the time, many commentators thought it was an accident that such a young person could win the national title. However, he went on to win the next nine consecutive national championships, which gave him a 10-champion streak from 1960 to 1979. (Due to Culture Revolution, the Chinese national Xiangqi competition was not held annually during that period). In the 1980s, he won the national championship in 1983 and 1985. By the mid 1990s, people thought that he was past his prime, and that younger generations of top players would eventually replace him. However, he won yet again in 1997 and 2000. See here for the complete list of national champions. Thus, Hu Ronghua holds the record for the greatest number of national titles (14), the youngest champion (age 15 in 1960), and the oldest champion (age 55 in 2000) in the history of Xiangqi. Hu has advocating for a revival of ''Xiangqi''. In 2011, Hu launched a reality show called ''Let's Play Chess'' to find an a new apprentice.〔 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hu Ronghua」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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