What is the Winter Olympic event called ice chess?

The Winter Olympics event known as ice chess is curling.

Curling, also known as "ice skating" or "ice chess", is a throwing competition conducted on the ice as a team. It tests the physical fitness and fitness of the participants. Brainpower and teamwork ability were officially included in the Winter Olympics in 1998.

During a curling match, two teams compete against each other, each team consisting of 4 players. The game lasts for 10 rounds. Each player on both teams has two stones, meaning two throws.

The two teams alternately throw the ball in the order of first base, second base, third base and main players. When a player throws the ball, two players of their own team hold hair brushes in front of the curling skate. Quickly swiping the ice side to side allows the curling stone to reach the exact center of the camp. At the same time, in order to keep the curling stone away from the center of the circle, the opponent's team members can also wipe the ice surface in front of the curling stone.

The material of the curling stone is granite without mica. After processing, it is made into an oval shape, machine polished, and finally installed with a plastic handle. Curling materials have high hardness, weak water absorption, and are not brittle; currently, curling technology is in Scotland, and curling also originated in Scotland. Generally speaking, high-quality curling stones are made of granite and do not contain mica, so they have better impact resistance.

The development history of curling

In the 14th century, curling originated in Scotland. Scotland also preserves grindstones (i.e. slip stones) engraved with the words "1511".

In the mid-16th century, the earliest curling competition appeared.

In the 18th century, it was introduced to North America with British immigrants.

In 1795, the first curling club was founded in Scotland.

In 1838, the famous Scottish Curling Club, founded in the early 19th century, formulated formal competition rules for the sport.

In 1924, with the efforts of British and French enthusiasts, curling was included as a performance event in the first Winter Olympics.