When did chess originate?

The production age is unknown. Chess was first called elephant play, which came from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, meaning symbolic game. From the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Liang Wudi wrote Xiang Jing, Wang Bao wrote Xiang Xu and Geng Xin wrote Xiang Jing Fu, which marked the completion of the second major reform of chess.

The word "Xiang" first appeared in Tianhe, the Emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. According to Zhou Shu's Biography, "Tianhe was ugly in May of the fourth year, and it was spread by hundreds of people after the completion of Xiang Jing." This is a great event in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which is really lively. Many scholars believe that according to reliable records in ancient books, chess was popular in the Warring States period.

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On June 7th, 2008, chess was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Chess is mainly popular among Chinese and countries with Chinese cultural circles. Chess is one of the 78 official sports in China. It is one of the official events of the first World Intellectual Games.

The river boundary in the chessboard is also called "Chu River Han Boundary". This name may be influenced by the legend of Chu and Han contending and Han Xin playing chess. The development of chess can be divided into seven periods, namely, gestation period, childhood period, competition period, climax period, ebb and flow period, peak period and stable period. Legend has it that its ancestor was Bo Yi, a chess player, with six uncles.

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