On January 17,China’s first women’s chess world champion, Vice President of FIDE, and President of the Chinese Chess Association Xie Juncame to the site of the"Golden Life" activityat Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, giving a public lesson titled "Small Chessboard, Big World" to over 100 students from Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology and Zhongke Affiliated High School who love chess. At the same time,she was also appointed as the "Chief Advisor for Intellectual Sports" of the Zhongke Experimental Education Group.

Zhu Dijian, Party Secretary of Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, delivered a welcome speech, pointing out thatthe university will actively explore forms of promoting and developing chess culture, creating a good environment for chess development, shaping an influential chess cultural brand, and through intra-school leagues, inter-school exchange matches, and other activities, providing students with opportunities to exchange and compete with international friends, cultivating their global vision and cross-cultural communication abilities. "In the future, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology and Guangming District will further deepen collaborative innovation in multiple fields such assports, education, technology, promoting deep integration. At the same time, we will also increase cooperation with the Chinese Chess Association to strive for more students to contact and fall in love with chess. ”

Wu Zhiwei, Member of the Standing Committee and Director of the Propaganda Department of Guangming District Committee, stated that the "Golden Life" activity held by Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology this timebuilt a platform for students to dialogue with top masters in the chess field, further expanding the talent cultivation model, which has special significance for the development of chess sports in Guangming District.“In the future, I hope more sports and activities enter the school, and also hope that we can continue to innovate and explore, gather forces from all sides, and strive to cultivate more talents with international vision, innovative spirit, and humanistic literacy. ”

Xie Jun's sharing started with an interesting story: The king rewards the wise man, who proposes to put one grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard, two on the second, and each subsequent square doubles the previous one until filling all 64 squares, then the number of grains on the last square would be as high as 2 to the 63rd power, and the entire country's wheat would not be enough.

"Chess is a thinking game and an intellectual sport."Xie Jun shared her journey of learning chess and competition experiences, “The limited space of the black and white 64 squares teaches us chess skills, chess intelligence, and chess character, carrying cultural inheritance, logical battles, and insights into victory and defeat. ”

"Could you introduce the specific rules of Chinese chess and international chess?After listening to the lecture, I also want to try it at home.”

"Do you think middle school students are suitable for learning international chess?”

'Interdisciplinary major building' is one of the three major characteristics of Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, mainly cultivating students' cross-field learning and thinking abilities. What suggestions do you have for Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology to carry out chess sports and students learning international chess?”

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In the interactive exchange session

On-site audience members raised hands to ask questions one after another

Xie Jun patiently answered all of them

She said thatanyone of any age can learn international chess, not just middle school students, but also the elderly, and encouraged students to try more in their youth, using international chess to exercise psychological quality, enhance logical thinking ability, and problem-solving skills. "I believe thatlearning international chess can help Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology students better conduct interdisciplinary research, and I also look forward to students from Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology applying science and technology to the chessboard, achieving results in research directions such as human-machine mixed play. ”

In the future, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology will actively explore and carry out

Related chess activities

And continue to invite masters from more fields to the university

Providing students with

More opportunities for face-to-face exchange and learning with them

Cultivating top innovative talents with international vision

Assisting students' all-round development

Character Introduction

Xie Jun, China's first women's international chess world champion, crowned individual champion three times, helped the Chinese team win three team championships, her achievements inspiring countless young chess players. Xie Jun not only excels in chess skills but also has a rich academic background covering foreign literature, sports science, psychology, and education.