Some emphasize that no one can win at this game all the time, and that the player who understands this truth will be able to lose with grace, secure in the knowledge that a larger world looms beyond the boundaries of the chess board. Mou Haiqin, who has represented America in all three Forshang Cups to date, says that he plays Chinese chess in order to make friends and travel to interesting places.
有人說，棋士其實是將自己投身在一個沒有永遠勝利者的戰場，懂得這個道理的棋手，輸棋雖有遺憾，棋盤天地還有更廣大的空間可供馳騁。代表美國參賽的牟海勤就說，「廣結棋友、遊山玩水」才是他下棋的八字箴言。