chess board king story

The king might have adventures like narrowly escaping checkmate. For instance, when the enemy pieces surround him, but his loyal knights come to his rescue at the last moment.

Well, the king on the chess board is a unique piece. In many stories, he represents the heart of the game. He's often in the middle of all the action. Although he's not the most powerful in terms of movement like the queen. For example, he can only move one square at a time in any direction. But when it comes to the endgame, the king becomes more active. He has to be very careful not to be checkmated. And in some tales, the king's decisions can change the whole course of the game.

The military chessboard consisted of railway lines and highway lines. Each side had 5 camps, 23 military stations (25 in the game), and 2 headquarters. The railway on the chessboard was the fast line of the chess pieces. The number of steps that the chess pieces could take in a straight line was unlimited (except for the engineer, the other chess pieces were not allowed to turn). The road was the slow moving path of the chess pieces, and they could only move one step at a time. The camp was a protected area for the chess pieces. The chess pieces in the camp could be protected from the attacks of any other chess pieces. Each side had five camps. There were two main camps. One of them had to be used to place the military flag, and the other could be used to place any other chess pieces. The chess pieces that entered the main camp could not be moved.

Ah-Cheng was a young chess player with extraordinary talent and was good at chess. He had been influenced by his father since he was young and loved to play chess. He had been constantly improving his chess skills. In a match, Ah-Cheng met a young genius Go player and the two of them started a fierce match. Ah-Cheng played to his advantage but still lost to his opponent in the end. This defeat didn't affect Ah-Cheng's confidence. On the contrary, it strengthened his determination to pursue higher chess skills. As a result, he began to train himself even harder and often played against players of a higher level. As time passed, Ah-Cheng gradually became a top Go player, and his name began to spread widely in the Go world. In the end, he defeated his opponent in the game and became a true chess king. However, Ah-Cheng did not forget his failure. He realized that failure was not the end, but a new beginning. Therefore, he began to train himself even harder and constantly explore new areas of chess so that he could challenge himself again in the future. In the end, Ah-Cheng became a legendary Go player, and his name was forever engraved in the history of the Go world.

Liu Cixin was the author of The Story of Chinese Chess and The King of Chess.