The players miss the Chungshan Cup for various reasons. Apart from the fun of competition, San-Don Lee points out that Chinese chess brings together people of different linguistic backgrounds and nationalities and enables them to transcend the boundaries of space and time. This ancient Chinese game creates a living link between all sorts of people.
各地棋手懷念中山杯比賽，除了競技之樂，正如李善單說的，象棋比賽能讓不同語言、國籍的人士，突破時空，因這一中國古老文化而結緣。