完美的象棋组合犹如一篇第一流的短篇故事，正反双方应该导致一场最后的战斗终曲，直到最后那刻之前，趣味始终高涨。

In the perfect chess combination as in a first-rate short story, the whole plot and counter-plot should lead up to a striking finale, the interest not being allayed until the very last moment.

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Another example. This captured my imagination-- when I was a kid, my dad told me about the invention of the chess game-- some of you know the story.

另一个例子，这个例子捕获了我的想象力-,在我小时，父亲给我讲象棋游戏的由来-,有些人可能知道这个故事。

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