According to historical records, Liubo chess was very popular in the Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, and was deeply loved by the people and princes and ministers. It can be seen that this game was produced before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and has a long history.
Brief introduction of Liu Boqi
Six-game chess consists of three instruments: chess pieces, chess sticks and chessboards. This game is played by two people, each with six pieces. Six pieces are divided into two roles:
① Owl: equivalent to 1 king (now a general/chess commander).
② Three: It is equivalent to five soldiers (pawn/soldier in chess now).
Players play chess on a chessboard engraved with lines and decide the number of steps to take by throwing hairpins.
Liu Bo chessboard
According to the research of modern chess historians, Liu Boqi is actually the originator of all armed chess games in the world. In the Tang Dynasty, Niu Sangru transformed Liubo chess into the embryonic form of modern chess, which spread to the west through the Silk Road and evolved into the present chess.
Legend of Liu Boqi
It is said that Liu Qi, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, liked playing Liu Boqi very much when he was a prince. As a result, the two sides quarreled for some reason. Liu Qi accidentally killed the prince in a rage, and Liu Bi, the king of Wu, was very angry when he learned about it. He has since refused to go to court. After Liu Qi succeeded to the throne as emperor, he launched the famous "Jun Qing side, killing Chao Cuo".
It can be said that, just like an allusion, a long history has promoted the rich background of China chess. In fact, there are many board games in China that are famous in history. Mahjong, for example, is called the quintessence of China.