What did the ancients mean by "fork"? For what?

Yi, chessboard, extended to go. Zimu is light and elegant. In ancient times, there were many choices to make chess. Ting Yun's poem "Watching Chess" in the Tang Dynasty said: "Come and pour a pot at leisure." Wang Yun of the Yuan Dynasty wrote a poem called "Doctor Xie's Chess Map": "Laugh often, laugh often". In the Ming Dynasty, Tang Yin also wrote a poem "Knock your opponent with a game". In the poem "Watching Chess at Jingkou" by Qian in Qing Dynasty, he said, "I will do my part in a few years". Click here to add a picture to show that in ancient Qiu Ping, forks were used to make chessboards, and the back fork specifically refers to chessboards. It can also refer to playing chess

As a precious nameplate in China's traditional chess set, the fork has a long history, which began in the Jin Dynasty and has been popular so far. It is deeply loved by princes, celebrities and chess players. Poets of all ages have left many articles about bouquets, such as jade bouquets, which are most suitable for eaves and bamboo. (Dumei) In his spare time, he plowed a pot and scooped up the bread of tens of thousands of sheep. (Text) The happy smile did not hinder the delicate feelings on Dongshan Mountain. (Wang Yun)' s poems and so on. Among the humanistic poems in the middle Tang Dynasty, there are about a dozen descriptions of Go.

There are two kinds of side joists: side joists and side joists. Side joists are an important part of traditional chess furniture in China, which has made a qualitative leap in the improvement of the manufacturing technology of chess furniture. Side joists first appeared in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and disappeared in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.