Beginner's Guide to International Chess

Author: Lin Feng
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Publish Date: 1997-11-01
Features: This book is one of the international "Chess Series." Chess is a gymnastic for the mind, a contest of thoughts, a war of civilization, a noble entertainment, a traditional culture, and an elegant art. China is the main origin of major board games in the world. International chess was once called Western chess, but its origin is not in the West, but in the East. There are two theories today: one holds that it originated in India, while the other suggests it came from China. In any case, international chess has some kinship with traditional chess. The Japanese shogi and the Korean chess are undoubtedly variations that originated from Chinese chess.