Two Unicorns — Light and Silence

The Two Unicorns are not a random choice to start the game.

They stand on opposite sides of the chessboard, just as energy and matter coexist in the Universe. The White Unicorn embodies radiance, movement and life force, whilst the Black Unicorn symbolises the foundation, matter, the soil from which all existence grows. They are neither enemies nor opposites in the conventional sense — they are two principles that mutually maintain balance.

In ancient legends, the two Unicorns turn the Wheel of Dharma and guard the Gates of the Beginning of the World. They are the guardians of the threshold, those who open the way to a new reality. Their horns point towards the sky, tracing a spiral of eternal motion.

The unicorn is a force that overcomes chaos; it is a symbol of freedom, truth and purity. It carries within it a ray of sunlight and the mystery of unity. The two unicorns in the Debut Forever chess game serve as the starting point — their encounter gives rise to the tension of the game, a cosmic dance of opposites that leads to harmony.

And that is precisely why Debut begins with them. They establish the guiding principle: in this game, there is no struggle between good and evil. There is an interplay of energy and matter, light and darkness, movement and stillness.

From this primordial balance emerge the following forces — the elements of earth, water, air and fire, which unite within the fifth element — ether. There, at the heart of the board, the kings and queens embody the centre of the cosmos. But it is the Unicorns who are the first to unveil this mystery. They are the master key that unlocks the Game for us…