At age nine, he left Chongqing for Beijing to study at the Nie Weiping dojo, living without his parents.
[2] He won two domestic tournaments, the Quzhou-Lanke Cup in April[4][5] and the Wangzhongwang [zh] ('King of Kings') in May.
[7][8] In December 2022, Chinese player Yang Dingxin publicly suggested that Li cheated using AI, an accusation which the Chinese Weiqi Association soon determined was unsubstantiated.
The Chinese Weiqi Association ruled that there was no evidence of cheating, and penalized Yang with a six-month partial suspension from competition.
[13] He won two domestic tournaments later the same year: the Wangzhongwang in July[14] and the GBA Cup Chinese Weiqi Master Championship [zh] in October.