| Author | Ah Cheng |
| Title | The Chess Master / The Chess King (Qi Wang) |
| Medium | Novella |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Original Publication Date | 1984 |
| Original Source | Book |
| Source Type | Book |
| Translator | W J F Jenner |
| Additional Publication Information | The English translation was first published in the summer issue of the magazine “Chinese Literature”. The novella was famously adapted into a 1988 Chinese mainland film titled “Chess King” and heavily inspired a 1992 Hong Kong adaptation directed by Yim Ho. |
Wang Yisheng, a poor young man sent to the countryside, is deeply obsessed with Chinese chess (xiangqi). This obsession becomes a spiritual journey and a way to find inner peace, freedom, and meaning in a harsh world.
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