Is Weiqi elegant or chess elegant?

Very simple questions, one is spring snow, the other is Xialiba. There is no criticism, I said, definitely, definitely, definitely Go is elegant (elegant, there is no distinction between good and bad). ...

First of all, the change of Go is infinitely N times that of chess. We know that knowledge and skills with great complexity are elegant in theory, such as philosophy, religion, theology, the Book of Changes, or violin and guitar ... It is said that the piano is more complicated, more elegant and taller than the cucurbit silk. I don't think anyone objects to this.

So how much has Weiqi changed? From last year to this year, Alfa Dog, Jueyi and other smart phones challenged human world champions Li Shizhen and Ke Jieshi. According to statistics, the change of Go is about 10/70th power, which is 70 orders of magnitude more than the total number of atoms in the universe. It is said that the change of chess is the fifteenth power of ten, even if it is one trillion times more, it can't compare with Go, not at all. If it is recognized that complex knowledge is relatively elegant, then Go scored the first point.

Secondly, the origin of Go was created by Emperor Yao for his naughty son, while the origin of chess has different opinions, such as Shennong or Huangdi. Accurate records originated in the Warring States period. "The Book of Dive into Xi Zhi" said: "The Yongmen Week, which means to taste the king: the first step is to swallow the house, and the next step is to play chess, which is also a matter of the Warring States Period. Gai Warring States used soldiers, so the old man used the image of war as a chess potential. " In addition, according to the marks of Chu River and Han Land on the chess board and comprehensive archaeological excavations, chess is not as old as Go, and Go scored another point.

Furthermore, in China's ancient "four arts" of ice and snow, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Weiqi was always mentioned. Why? Chess is an obvious militarist thought, that is, the product of ancient military. First of all, the confrontation between the two sides is bounded by the Chu River and the Han Dynasty, representing Liu Bangxiang and the war between the two countries respectively; Followed by arms confrontation, soldiers-pawn, generals-handsome, elephant-phase, literati and so on; In addition, there are chess terms, such as head gun, sleeping horse and so on. , mostly reflected in military thought.

Weiqi is mainly influenced by Taoist culture. Chess pieces are divided into black and white, representing yin and yang or heaven and earth or men and women or up and down. This is the dichotomy of ancient naive philosophy. The circular chessboard has 36 1 order, which reflects China's understanding of astronomy and mathematics in ancient times. Most of the terms are Taoist thoughts such as "Qi", "Double Merit" and "Robbery". Then, Taoism, as a scholar who inherits Confucian culture, attaches importance to ethics and pays attention to hierarchical order, must be above the military strategists if it wants to sort the Qin, Qi, calligraphy and painting. Therefore, the chess of Qinqi calligraphy and painting can only be Weiqi, not Weiqi, and Weiqi scores another point.

Let's talk about film and television works, not to mention the current commercial sponsorship. Do you also use Go to represent emperors and princes, and chess to represent peddlers and pawns?

Jin Yong's novel "Dragon Eight Branches" can be completely replaced by chess pieces. You should know that chess pieces are unpredictable, incredible and sinister ... then why not use them? Let's take a look at the characters who play chess, watch the war or understand the "rare chess game" in "Eight Dragons": Duan Yu, Mu Rongfu, Su Xinghe, Five Ducks, Fan Bailing, Duan Yanqing, Li Qiushui, the handsome and handsome prince of the same color, mountains and rivers, mysterious seclusion, meditation in ancient temples, and cave dwelling. These scenes and atmosphere seem to be more in line with the identity of the male and female protagonists.

Can you imagine: Zhen Xuan or Yang Guifei, holding hands, glaring, holding a gun high, shouting "General" and throwing pieces on the chessboard, looking at Grandpa Four or Tang? Ha ha laugh ...