The Hidden Things

“Although the board is black and white, chess is a colourful kaleidoscope of meaningful significances”, the queen of chess, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), said, speaking to the students of Peking University in the framework of a conference broadcasted on CETV Channel 1 Sunday, December 17, 2023. “The more one learns about chess and gets involved with it, the more one realises that it hides the deeps below its surface. I’d say, in short, that there are more things one doesn’t understand than things one does!”.