In the book The Chess King by the mainland Chinese author Ah Chung, the main character Wang Yisheng attracts crowds of people by playing blind chess against nine opponents simultaneously.
解殘局、讀棋譜可以作為個人「修行」，大陸作家阿城的《棋王》一書中，主角王一生「一對九」下盲棋，則吸引了無數人潮。