2 1 year has passed, and this once talented chess player has married into a country with huge cultural differences and polygamy. Is it all right now? Why did she insist on marrying Qatar under such great pressure?
All this has to start with chess.
Zhu Chen was born in a scholarly family. His father is an engineer and his mother is a teacher. He has attached great importance to the cultivation of Zhu Chen since he was a child. After trying various hobbies, his parents found that Zhu Chen likes playing chess very much, which is a rare talent. In order to cultivate Xiao Zhuchen, her parents specially invited the famous teacher Huang to guide her when she was 8 years old. Xiao Zhuchen lived up to the expectations of his parents and teachers. As he grew older, his chess skills advanced by leaps and bounds, and he soon made his mark in juvenile competitions. 12 years old, becoming the earliest camera world champion in China.
After that, Zhu Chen won the national women's group B championship at the age of 65,438+04, the national women's group A championship at the age of 65,438+06, the national women's individual championship at the age of 65,438+08, the Asian young women's champion and the world young women's champion, which made great contributions to the China women's team's bronze medal in the Olympic Games.
In addition, Zhu Chen's good looks also won her the title of the most beautiful "chess queen".
Just as the outside world praised this beautiful girl of 18 years old for her wonderful performance in chess, Zhu Chen also met someone who changed her life in this year.
That man is her future husband, Qatari chess player al mohamed.
There are many definitions of Al-Muhammad, saying that he is the prince of Qatar, Arabia, and has a prominent position. But in fact, Al is also a very good chess player. They first met on the court. Also young and famous, the two top players have the same hobbies and topics, and they fell in love at first sight.
It's just that many differences have brought many twists and turns to their future relationship.
Zhu Chen, who has made many achievements, not only got the admission notice from Tsinghua University, but also won the championship in the subsequent World Youth Championship. Just when the outside world was extremely optimistic about Zhu Chen's development, something happened to her, which caused an uproar among the public.
Zhu Chen and Carl got married.
As a high-profile chess player, marrying another foreign chess player is bound to be misunderstood by many people. Even her parents disapprove of this marriage, but they think more: Karl's country is far from China, and polygamy is allowed, which is a great challenge to China's traditional culture, which is unacceptable to her parents who love Zhu Chen and are afraid that she will be wronged.
This marriage is still a foregone conclusion with the insistence of the two. Carl promised Zhu Chen that he would only marry Zhu Chen in his life. Gradually, even parents agreed to the marriage.
Zhu Chen, who has gained a lot in love and family, has a smooth career. In the world ranking of chess in 200 1 year 1 month, Zhu Chen ranked third in the world, creating the best ranking of female chess players in China.
Just as the public has gradually become accustomed to this kind of transnational marriage, Zhu Chen's move has pushed himself to the forefront.
Zhu Chen changed his nationality to Carl's country.
The change of nationality means that Zhu Chen will play with Qatari nationality in future chess matches, and the honor won has nothing to do with China. This made it unacceptable to those who had supported her for a while, thinking that the talents trained by the state had fallen to other countries in vain, and Zhu Chen was questioned and ridiculed all over the country.
Is Zhu Chenhao really as heartless as everyone thinks?
In fact, there are countless struggles and choices behind Zhu Chen's change of nationality. When I first made this decision, Zhu Chen, 30, was exhausted in the face of overwhelming questions and interviews. He didn't dare to answer the phone, and he didn't dare to read online articles. Thanks to the repeated relief of his family, Zhu Chencai slowly calmed down.
As important chess players of the two countries, Zhu Chen and Carl often need to go to all parts of the world to participate in competitions. After six years of marriage, get together less and leave more. The long-term separation has brought great and small contradictions to the two. This contradiction once reached the point where it could not be adjusted after having a daughter. The children can only be taken care of by their parents, and the elderly mother is left unattended, which makes Zhu Chen feel guilty.
Zhu Chen has been trying to change the status quo for the life of separation between the two places. It turns out that Zhu Chen also wanted to make Ka a citizen of China. Either he came to China or he went to Qatar himself. But from the actual situation, Carl is the eldest son of the family. Besides having parents to take care of him, the bigger obstacle is that Qatar's customs and habits are doomed not to let him leave. But if Zhu Chen doesn't change her nationality when she goes to Qatar, she can't play chess. In order to continue playing her favorite chess in Qatar, Zhu Chen has only one way to choose, and that is to change her nationality.
Struggling with her career and family, Zhu Chen chose to give up her China nationality and live in Qatar with Carl.
Later, in response to media inquiries, Zhu Chen explained that because of Carl's special status, if he wants to live with him in his own country, he needs to join Qatar nationality, and joining Qatar nationality means fighting on behalf of Qatar. I made the decision to change my nationality after two years' careful consideration. At that time, I had passed the peak of my career, and my level was not enough to pose any big threat to China. My two daughters need their mothers, and I just want to be an ordinary person for my daughters.
Zhu Chen's parents gave Zhu Chen great support and comfort at this time. They expressed respect for their daughter's choice and were angry at Zhu Chen's groundless speculation that she changed her nationality because of the temptation of economic interests. Their daughter just wants to be an ordinary person and lead a normal life.
For this matter, the answer of the president of Chinese Chess Academy showed a magnanimity. Wang Runan, president of China Chess College, was a little surprised to learn that Zhu Chen had changed her nationality, but immediately expressed her understanding, saying that it was understandable that a big girl should consider her family first when she went abroad to get married and have children. Nowadays, China's society is becoming more and more democratic and open, and changing nationality is also a personal wish. The Chinese chess club will try its best to keep her, but it has no right to interfere, let alone stop her. In addition, Zhu Chen has actually passed the peak period, and her loss is not as big as expected.
Zhu Chen, who changed her nationality, represented Qatar in the Doha Asian Games, perhaps because she was in a bad state, or because she was under too much psychological pressure and failed to achieve good results. The people of China failed to adapt to the choices she made, and they were also dissatisfied with her. Zhu Chen, whose career was not very successful, slowly came back to life.
It's just that the controversy surrounding her has not completely dissipated.
When Zhu Chen learned that her best friend was still single, she joked that she would marry her husband, which was regarded as conclusive evidence that Zhu Chen supported her husband's polygamy and wanted to marry him. Photos that look a little old are considered miserable by everyone; There are also rumors that Zhu Chen has no status in Qatar, has no right to return to China to visit his family, and even has no time to take care of his mother when she is in hospital.
In fact, Zhu Chen's married life is quite happy, with two beautiful daughters and a rich life. Her husband Carl also fulfilled his promise in those years. Instead of marrying another wife, he took his wife and two daughters seriously. It's just that although their parents are top chess players, their daughters have little interest in Chinese chess and prefer outdoor sports such as tennis. Every year, the family goes back to China to visit their parents and enjoy family happiness together.
Carl is also trying his best to give Zhu Chen the best material living conditions, which can also be reflected in Zhu Chen's social media and daily life. The gentleness and thoughtfulness of her husband and the warm companionship of her daughters made Zhu Chen more and more calm. Now she is 45 years old. Although she is not as beautiful and aura as when she was young, she has a good attitude and makes herself grow old gracefully. What is better than a successful career and family?
From the perspective of his career, although Zhu Chen seldom participates in international competitions directly now, he was elected treasurer in the new election of the 20 18 Chess Federation, which represents that the chess player Zhu Chen has entered the "core management" of the Chess Federation. In addition, Zhu Chen also founded the "Zhu Chen Cup" chess competition held in China every year, and often came to China to coach students. It can be seen that Zhu Chen is also repaying the kindness of the motherland in his own way.
In fact, regardless of their identities, Zhu Chen and Carl are just a couple in love. They became attached to each other because of their hobbies, and also experienced some ups and downs because of their different identities. In the country and love, career and family, Zhu Chen made his own choice without regrets, and it is precisely because of all kinds of hardships that this feeling is particularly valuable.
For women, it is difficult to make a choice in the face of career and family differences. If you were Zhu Chen, what would you choose?