And for such a short time, since their desire to play against an opponent of such caliber had been far from exhausted. Thus these two men, who also relied on chess to while away their monotonous military service, began an unprecedented Chinese chess battle through the mail--each sending one move per day by postcard.
賽後，兩位同為二十琅當、也正服著無聊漫長軍役的棋林高手，雖相見恨晚、惺惺相惜，卻意猶未盡，展開前所未有的「魚雁過招」，以明信片你「砲二平五」、我「馬二進三」… … 每日一著，你來我往。