Terms derived from chess

A term derived from chess: Monday morning quarterback.

Monday morning quarterback refers to controlling the opponent's general (handsome) with a horse first, and then irradiating him with a gun in the back to stifle the opponent's killing potential, which is called "Monday morning quarterback". Letting the other side die without a retreat is a very common way to kill in actual combat.

"Monday morning quarterback" appeared with the appearance of ancient chess. In ancient chess, "Monday morning quarterback" is a very powerful move, which can often "kill" opponents, just as "Monday morning quarterback" in chess now can often kill opponents.

In history, chess appeared later than Go. Xu Shen's Shuo Wen Jie Zi in the Han Dynasty said, "Yi, Weiqi is also." Go is only available in black and white. As for chess, according to most ancient books, it is generally believed that it was created by Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Yu Xin's Fu to Xi and Jin Xiang Jing Fu Biao in the Northern Zhou Dynasty can prove this point. "Xiangxi" refers to a chess game, and "Xiang Jing" is a picture book to explain chess. With chess, Monday morning quarterback appeared.

Legend of origin

China chess originated in China. Dr Joseph Needham, a famous British scholar, clearly pointed out in China's History of Science and Culture that chess is also the creation of China people. He analyzed in detail the relationship between China's ancient game-Liubo and astronomy, symbolism and mathematics. He said: "Only in China, the prevalence of Yin-Yang theory promoted the birth of the embryonic form of chess, invented astronomical divination, and then developed into a game with military significance."

The word chess first appeared in the Warring States Period. "Chu Ci Evocation" made a special record of its shape and play: "There are six books in chess; Go hand in hand with the camp, and the road is forced; Become a cockroach and ask for it, called five whites. "