In ancient times, it was often said that it was so forgiving and easy to guess that the earliest story was about (playing chess).

The earliest story told in "Forgive others when you have to spare them" is about playing chess. According to legend, during the Warring States Period, there was a chess player named "Yang Suishan". When playing chess with others, he always left some opportunities for his opponent to prevent him from being completely defeated. Someone asked him why he did this, and he replied: "Forgive others when you have to show mercy." This sentence became a famous saying that was passed down later, expressing the idea of ??tolerance and tolerance.

"Be merciful and merciful" means that a person should be tolerant and generous, take the initiative to give in when it is time to give in, leave room for others, and don't do things absolutely. This sentence actually comes from "The Collection of Shiyu·Chang Tan Source" written by Yu Wenbao in the Song Dynasty: "There is a Taoist style chess player in Baoxin County, Caizhou, who often spares others. His poem says: 'When you come out of the cave, you are invincible, and you are spared. Be kind to others. '"

Chess is a kind of game, a confrontational and competitive sports and entertainment activity. It is not like boxing, football and other sports, which focus on physical strength. Chess is about wisdom, strategy, and scheming.

Therefore, its limitations are smaller and the space for participation by the whole people is larger. It is common for old farmers in the fields or migrant workers at construction sites to draw a few lines on the ground as a chessboard and pick up a few straw sticks and soil clods when they are resting. As chess pieces, they play a game called "Xia Liu" or "Hold the Maokeng" among the people. In fact, this is also a kind of chess.

Common or mainstream ones include:

Chinese chess, international chess, Go, military chess, checkers and the popular online backgammon. As for the types of folk miscellaneous chess, there are countless types. For example, in Chaozhou area, there are toilet chess, foot area chess, swing chess, instigating rebellion chess, chasing tiger chess, etc.