Mr. Meng Liguo was once known as the "Two Tigers of the Northeast" together with Wang Jialiang in the 1950s and 1960s. He was well-known in the chess world for his fierce attack and fierce chess style. In particular, his ability to kill the elephant into the game is one of the best in the game, which is surprising and breathtaking! Therefore, "expert killing of the elephant" has become his "patent".
In 1958, when the 22-year-old Meng Liguo debuted in the chess world, he shocked Yi Lin with his fierceness. Among them, the winners Wang Jialiang and Ren Dechun both entered the game by killing the bishop. In the 1960 National Championship, he defeated Cai Furu of Guangdong and Zheng Yaxing of Guangxi and won by breaking the bishop, so he was known as the "expert of killing the bishop".
In April 1988, the 14th National Chess Team Competition was held in Xiaogan, Hubei. Meng Liguo returned to action after turning 50 years old. The battle between him and Hebei rookie Yan Wenqing was watched by the crowd. The opponent used the immortal to guide the pawns in a cannon fight. In the 12th round, Meng placed his horse at the opponent's cannon and ignored it, and resolutely grabbed the cross carriage. In the 20th round, the car was abandoned and the horse was killed, and the car's double cannon turned into a decisive victory. Master Chen Xiaokun was full of praise: "Lao Meng's smooth artillery is very powerful, and the sword never grows old!"