Lin Yi-shih has gone from scouring temple courtyards and other public gathering places for worthy competitors to participating in international competitions. Steven Chen, once playing out endgames from a night market hawker's stand, now provides an Internet site where the best players can meet. The lives of these two chess masters have certainly changed dramatically.
林益世從廟口找人拚棋，到參加國際象棋比賽；陳富陌在路邊攤擺殘局，到架網站邀請好手上網對奕，正如兩位高手的象棋人生，象棋在中國的發展，也有著同樣戲劇化的歷程。