On December 22, 1987 (the second day of the winter lunar month), Xie Xiaxun, the national chess player, passed away.

On December 22, 1987, national chess player Xie Xiaxun passed away.

Xie Xiaxun is a veteran of the chess world in China and is known as the "King of Chess." For decades, he has carefully studied chess skills, cultivated new students, and made outstanding contributions to the development of China's chess industry. The book "Complete Collection of Chess Notes" written by him is very influential at home and abroad.

Xie Xiaoxun passed away in Shanghai on the evening of December 22, 1987, at the age of 101.

Mr. Xie, who was vice-chairperson of the Chinese Chess Association, deputy director of the Shanghai Chess Association and a librarian at the Shanghai Museum of Culture and History, said in his will: "I will give all my chess books and materials to the Shanghai Chess Club."