"Generally speaking, these middle-class people who have all had the same kind of education do not only accept new ideas but are also willing to become masters in promoting new ideas," Pai Hsi-ming points out. This shows how successful the use of the white chess pieces has been.
「一般說來，這些受過相當教育的中產階級不但肯接受新觀念，也願意反客為主推展新觀念」，白錫旼分析指出，他們果如預期地發揮了「白子」的功效。