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Qi Feng Dui Shou (Meet One's Match in a Chess Game; Diamond Cut Diamond)

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One encounters an equal match when plays a chess game; it also refers to two contestants are as strong or good as each other.

It is said that during the late Tang Dynasty, a monk named Shi Shangyan was obsessed in playing weiqi, and so did the poet Lu Guimeng. Hence they often stayed together to play weiqi. Later Lu Guimeng went to other place to live in recluse as he detested the political affairs. Missing his weiqi opponent from time to time, Shi Shangyan wrote a poem and mailed it to Lu Guimeng, in which he said: "Can you still find an equal match when playing weiqi?"

From the story we know that the idiom not only refers to two opponents of equal skills, but also contains their mutual appreciation.

Weiqi (The Game of Go)

Called "yi" in ancient China, Weiqi is a strategic board game between two players respectively using black and white game pieces. With a history of over 3,000 years, the game can be regarded as the originator of all ancient chess games. The fantastic Weiqi embodies ancient Chinese philosophy and cultural profoundness and at the same time involves lots of flexible strategies.

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Go (Weiqi) Chessboard Motifs

Go (Weiqi) Chessboard Motifs

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A Story about Go Learning

A Story about Go Learning

Yi Qiu was the first recorded go player, who lived in the early Warring States Period. Due to his excellent go-playing skills, lots of young people wanted to learn from him. Yi Qiu had two pupils....
Go Chessboard Stone

Go Chessboard Stone

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Zither, Board Game, Calligraphy, and Painting

Zither, Board Game, Calligraphy, and Painting

Collectively called "the four arts", zither, board game, calligraphy and painting are the four main skills advocated by and required of ancient Chinese refined scholars. The four arts were normally...
Ju Qi Bu Ding (Hesitate about What Move to Make)

Ju Qi Bu Ding (Hesitate about What Move to Make)

Holding the piece and not sure what move to make. It refers to be shilly-shally and unable to make up one's mind.