Chapter 18 Chapter 1 Chess Overview

Chess is another cultural invention of the Chinese people, and its development history is also very long.Chess is also a board game in which two players take turns playing chess on a square board.But the difference is that chess pieces are of different types.The pieces are divided into red and black groups, each with 16 pieces.Each side consists of the following chess pieces: one handsome (general); two soldiers, two phases (xiang); two chariots, two horses, two cannons; five soldiers (pawns).The chessboard is a square board composed of nine vertical lines and 10 horizontal lines. There is a river boundary in the middle, and a restricted area in the shape of "meter" at both ends, called "Nine Palaces".

Chess pieces move on the intersections of straight lines and horizontal lines on the chessboard.Before the start of the game, the chess pieces of both sides are placed on the chessboard as shown in the figure. The chess pieces of the seven arms have different moves. The handsome (general) is only allowed to move in the respective nine palaces of the two sides, up and down, left and right, and only one step at a time.A warrior can only move along a diagonal line in the Nine Palaces, and is limited to one step at a time.Xiang (xiang) walks the word "Tian", that is, walks two steps obliquely, and is only allowed to move within the river boundary and not to cross the river boundary.For example, when there is a chess piece blocking the center of the word "Tian" between the two steps of the oblique row, it cannot be crossed, which is called "stuffed elephant eye".The car walks in a straight line, and the number of steps is not limited.When a horse walks with the word "日", it means to go straight one step and then one step diagonally.If there is a chess piece blocking a straight step, you can't go over it, commonly known as "don't horse leg".The way of moving the cannon is the same as that of the cart, except that it must jump away from each other when capturing a piece, which is called "cannon hitting the spacer".Other chess pieces capture method and move method all the same.Soldiers are only allowed to move forward, not backward. Before crossing the river, they are only allowed to advance one step at a time.

The changes of chess are complex and interesting.Therefore, for thousands of years, it has been deeply loved by the people of our country, almost reaching the level of household name.The number of fans is in the tens of millions.Moreover, at present, chess has spread to many countries in the world along with international cultural exchanges, and has gradually developed into an international sports competition. Chess contains elements of sports, art and science, and is an intellectual sports activity that integrates the three.All chess lovers know that a fascinating game and a well-conceived layout are no less magical than a beautiful piece of music, a wonderful picture or other art.In addition, the competitive and fighting nature of the battle in the temporary game is unmatched by other arts.Like Go, it is a tool for developing intelligence and keeping fit. It helps to develop people's intelligence, to cultivate people's excellent will quality, flexible strategic and tactical thinking and overall perspective. It also enriches cultural life and cultivates Noble sentiment, the beneficial effect of improving physical and mental health.Therefore, chess is called "wisdom gymnastics".