I Use Chess to Fight a Spy War

The art of chess in our country is full of rhythm, wisdom, and dialectics.

This story depicts the clever contests and clashes among several Chinese chess enthusiasts during the Republican era.

In their youth, Yin Ruchu, Cheng Dalu, Yushi Yu, and children from a certain country, including Tada Shunji and Tsuchihara Ichiro, studied chess under the masters at a Chinese chess club and learned the essential principles of the game.

Decades later, they all used Chinese wisdom and the power of their families to rise to prominence. Yin Ruchu became the mayor of the city, Cheng Dalu and Yushi Yu became famous local entrepreneurs, Tada Shunji became a businessman from that country, and Tsuchihara Ichiro became the head of its secret service.

Yin Ruchu lorded it over the region, seeking to build up his forces. He repeatedly extorted Cheng Dalu and Yushi Yu, while fearing they might unite against him, so he constantly drove a wedge between them.

Tsuchihara Ichiro and Tada Shunji invaded China alongside soldiers from their country, and also coveted the property owned by Cheng Dalu and Yushi Yu's families.

The story features many chess tactics, games, and skills, such as avoiding strength and striking weakness, pressing the opponent at every turn, luring the enemy deep into your territory, and using any means necessary to win, as well as the knight's leap into the enemy's camp and a crushing defeat.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.