Chinese Weiqi Ancient Manuals With Detailed Explanation Series (14 books)


Series: Chinese Weiqi Ancient Manuals With Detailed Explanation Series (14 books)
中国围棋古谱精解大系
Author/Editor: Chen Zude 陈祖德
Publisher: CITIC Press 中信出版社
Published: 2011-2013
Format: hardcover
Publisher Recommended Price: RMB98 each

The First Series: Famous Games 第一辑 名局

1. Dragon Huang and Tiger Zhou 黄龙周虎 ISBN:9787508626949
Game 1 第一局 ○Zhou Donghou 周东侯 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士
Game 2 第二局 ○Zhou Donghou 周东侯 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士
Game 3 第三局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Zhou Donghou 周东侯
Game 4 第四局 ○Zhou Donghou 周东侯 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士
Game 5 第五局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Zhou Donghou 周东侯
Game 6 第六局 ○Zhou Donghou 周东侯 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士
Game 7 第七局 ○Zhou Donghou 周东侯 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士
Game 8 第八局 ○Zhou Donghou 周东侯 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士
Game 9 第九局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Zhou Donghou 周东侯
Game 10 第十局 ○Zhou Donghou 周东侯 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士

2. Games of Blood and Tears 血泪篇 ISBN:9787508626932
Game 1 第一局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H3)(受三子)
Game 2 第二局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H3)(受三子)
Game 3 第三局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H3)(受三子)
Game 4 第四局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H3)(受三子)
Game 5 第五局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H3)(受三子)
Game 6 第六局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H3)(受三子)
Game 7 第七局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H3)(受三子)
Game 8 第八局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H3)(受三子)
Game 9 第九局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H3)(受三子)
Game 10 第十局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H3)(受三子)

3. Ten Games of Xu and Cheng 徐程十局 ISBN:9787508630229
Game 1 第一局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友
Game 2 第二局 ○Xu Xingyou 徐星友 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Game 3 第三局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友
Game 4 第四局 ○Xu Xingyou 徐星友 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Game 5 第五局 ○Xu Xingyou 徐星友 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Game 6 第六局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友
Game 7 第七局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友
Game 8 第八局 ○Xu Xingyou 徐星友 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Game 9 第九局 ○Xu Xingyou 徐星友 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Game 10 第十局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友

4. Ten Games of Guo and Zhou 过周十局 ISBN:9787508630205
Game 1 第一局 ○Zhou Nenyu 周嫩予 ●Guo Bailing 过百龄
Game 2 第二局 ○Zhou Nenyu 周嫩予 ●Guo Bailing 过百龄
Game 3 第三局 ○Guo Bailing 过百龄 ●Zhou Nenyu 周嫩予
Game 4 第四局 ○Guo Bailing 过百龄 ●Zhou Nenyu 周嫩予
Game 5 第五局 ○Zhou Nenyu 周嫩予 ●Guo Bailing 过百龄
Game 6 第六局 ○Zhou Nenyu 周嫩予 ●Guo Bailing 过百龄
Game 7 第七局 ○Guo Bailing 过百龄 ●Zhou Nenyu 周嫩予
Game 8 第八局 ○Guo Bailing 过百龄 ●Zhou Nenyu 周嫩予
Game 9 第九局 ○Zhou Nenyu 周嫩予 ●Guo Bailing 过百龄
Game 10 第十局 ○Guo Bailing 过百龄 ●Zhou Nenyu 周嫩予
Guo Bailing 过百龄 is best known for his book Guanzi Pu

The Second Series: The Four Famous Families 第二辑 四大家

5. Xiping Battles Liang and Cheng 西屏战梁程 ISBN:9787508632933
Game 1 第一局 ○Liang Weijin 梁魏今 ●Fan Xiping 范西屏
Game 2 第二局 ○Liang Weijin 梁魏今 ●Fan Xiping 范西屏
Game 3 第三局 ○Liang Weijin 梁魏今 ●Fan Xiping 范西屏
Game 4 第四局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 5 第五局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 6 第六局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 7 第七局 ○Liang Weijin 梁魏今 ●Fan Xiping 范西屏
Game 8 第八局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如

6. Xiangxia Battles Liang and Cheng 襄夏战梁程 ISBN:9787508632940
Game 1 第一局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 2 第二局 ○Liang Weijin 梁魏今 ●Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏
Game 3 第三局 ○Liang Weijin 梁魏今 ●Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏
Game 4 第四局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 5 第五局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 6 第六局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏
Game 7 第七局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Game 8 第八局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏
Game 9 第九局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Game 10 第十局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 is also known in the West as Shi Ding’an

7. Ten Games of Liang and Cheng 梁程十局 ISBN:9787508634326
Game 1 第一局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 2 第二局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 3 第三局 ○Liang Weijin 梁魏今 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Game 4 第四局 ○Liang Weijin 梁魏今 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Game 5 第五局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 6 第六局 ○Liang Weijin 梁魏今 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Game 7 第七局 ○Liang Weijin 梁魏今 ●Cheng Lanru 程兰如
Game 8 第八局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 9 第九局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 10 第十局 ○Cheng Lanru 程兰如 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今

8. Ten Games of Danghu 当湖十局 ISBN:9787508634333
Game 1 第一局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Fan Xiping 范西屏
Game 2 第二局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏
Game 3 第三局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Fan Xiping 范西屏
Game 4 第四局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Fan Xiping 范西屏
Game 5 第五局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏
Game 6 第六局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏
Game 7 第七局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏
Game 8 第八局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏
Game 9 第九局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Fan Xiping 范西屏
Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 is also known in the West as Shi Ding’an
This is probably the most famous book of this series in the West. This is the third revised edition of this book and contains a bit more material than previous versions.
John Fairbairn has written a great article which gives a good background to this book.

The Third Series: The Art of the Weiqi Saint 第三辑 棋圣之艺

9. Huang Shi Handicap Game Records 龙士授子谱 ISBN:9787508635910
Game 1 第一局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H4)(受四子)
Game 2 第二局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Ji Xiuwu 嵇修五 (H4)(受四子)
Game 3 第三局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Ji Xiuwu 嵇修五 (H4)(受四子)
Game 4 第四局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友 (H3)(受三子)
Game 5 第五局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Ji Xiuwu 嵇修五 (H3)(受三子)
Game 6 第六局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Zhang Ergong 张尔功 (H3)(受三子)
Game 7 第七局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Su Kuizhi 苏揆之 (H2)(受二子)
Game 8 第八局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Su Kuizhi 苏揆之 (H2)(受二子)
Game 9 第九局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Zhou Xihou 周西侯 (H2)(受二子)
Game 10 第十局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Zhou Xihou 周西侯 (H2)(受二子)

10. Xiangxia Handicap Game Records 襄夏授子谱 ISBN: 9787508635897
Game 1 第一局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Shao Hanzhang 邵含章 (H4) (受四子)
Game 2 第二局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Bu Cangru 卜沧如 (H4) (受四子)
Game 3 第三局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Qian Changze 钱长泽 (H4) (受四子)
Game 4 第四局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Zhang Yuanruo 张元若 (H3) (受三子)
Game 5 第五局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Jin Zaitian 金在田 (H3) (受三子)
Game 6 第六局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Guo Rongchuan 郭溶川 (H3) (受三子)
Game 7 第七局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Hu Zhaolin 胡兆麟 (H2) (受二子)
Game 8 第八局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Seng Guanru 僧贯如 (H2) (受二子)
Game 9 第九局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Zheng Lianyi 郑涟漪 (H2) (受二子)
Game 10 第十局 ○Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 ●Zhu Tianxu 朱天叙 (H2) (受二子)
Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏 is also known in the West as Shi Ding’an

11. Xiping Handicap Game Records 西屏授子谱 ISBN:9787508635903
Game 1 第一局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Ni Kerang 倪克让 (H4)(受四子)
Game 2 第二局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Chen Qinian 陈耆年 (H4)(受四子)
Game 3 第三局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Shao Yisheng 邵翼圣 (H4)(受四子)
Game 4 第四局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Tong Hezhong 童和衷 (H3)(受三子)
Game 5 第五局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Huang Yougong 黄友功 (H3)(受三子)
Game 6 第六局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Li Buqing 李步青 (H3)(受三子)
Game 7 第七局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Zhou Chunlai 周春来 (H2)(受二子)
Game 8 第八局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Hu Zhaolin 胡兆麟 (H2)(受二子)
Game 9 第九局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Li Buqing 李步青 (H2)(受二子)
Game 10 第十局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Chen Yuanyou 陈苑游 (H2)(受二子)

The Fourth Series: The Style of National Champions 第四辑 国手风范

12. Even Games of Huang and Xu 黄徐对子谱 ISBN:9787508637723
Game 1 第一局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友
Game 2 第二局 ○Xu Xingyou 徐星友 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士
Game 3 第三局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友
Game 4 第四局 ○Xu Xingyou 徐星友 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士
Game 5 第五局 ○Xu Xingyou 徐星友 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士
Game 6 第六局 ○Xu Xingyou 徐星友 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士
Game 7 第七局 ○Huang Longshi 黄龙士 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友

13. The Last Two Peaks 最后两高峰 ISBN:9787508637730
Game 1 第一局 ○Zhou Xiaosong 周小松 ●Chen Zixian 陈子仙
Game 2 第二局 ○Zhou Xiaosong 周小松 ●Chen Zixian 陈子仙
Game 3 第三局 ○Chen Zixian 陈子仙 ●Zhou Xiaosong 周小松
Game 4 第四局 ○Zhou Xiaosong 周小松 ●Chen Zixian 陈子仙
Game 5 第五局 ○Zhou Xiaosong 周小松 ●Chen Zixian 陈子仙
Game 6 第六局 Chen Zixian ○陈子仙 ●Zhou Xiaosong 周小松
Game 7 第七局 ○Chen Zixian 陈子仙 ●Zhou Xiaosong 周小松
Game 8 第八局 ○Chen Zixian 陈子仙 ●Zhou Xiaosong 周小松
Game 9 第九局 ○Chen Zixian 陈子仙 ●Zhou Xiaosong 周小松
Game 10 第十局 ○Chen Zixian 陈子仙 ●Zhou Xiaosong 周小松

14. The Golden Age When National Champions Were Plentiful 盛世国手多 ISBN:9787508637716
Game 1 第一局 ○Wang Hannian 汪汉年 ●Zhou Donghou 周东侯
Game 2 第二局 ○Wang Hannian 汪汉年 ●Zhou Nenyu 周嬾予
Game 3 第三局 ○Xie Youyu 谢友玉 ●Huang Longshi 黄龙士
Game 4 第四局 ○Zhou Xihou 周西侯 ●Xu Xingyou 徐星友
Game 5 第五局 ○Wu Laiyi 吴来仪 ●Liang Weijin 梁魏今
Game 6 第六局 ○Fan Xiping 范西屏 ●Yu Yongjia俞永嘉
Game 7 第七局 ○Zhao Liangfeng 赵两峰 ●Shi Xiangxia 施襄夏
Game 8 第八局 ○Jiang Zaibin 蒋再宾 ●Zhao Liangfeng 赵两峰
Game 9 第九局 ○Zhu Tianxu 朱天叙 ●Li Buqing 李步青
Game 10 第十局 ○Dong Luquan 董鹿泉 ●Chen Zixian 陈子仙

Chen Zude was the 1st modern 9 dan in China. He is best known for popularizing the Chinese Fuseki in professional play. He had an avid love of old Chinese weiqi game records and studied them intensively to seek wisdom from the past. But in ancient China, the opening was always restricted to the 4-4 points unlike modern Japanese rule go where the opening was much more open. Chen Zude thought of using the Chinese Fuseki to simplify the opening so that it would enter the middlegame earlier and turn into games which rely on reading and fighting ability where he excelled from his extensive study of ancient Chinese game records.

When the project was first announced, it was envisioned to be a 5 year project to complete a series of 20 volumes. At the end, it was refined to the present 14 volumes the last of which was completed while he was sick in the hospital before he passed away. It is very fortunate that he was able to complete the project and provide us with this great collection of detailed commentary on some of the best games of the Qing Dynasty (around the period when Qianlong was the Emperor of China) which is considered by Go Seigen to be the peak of Chinese weiqi strength.

Go Seigen was so happy to learn of this project that he wrote a long preface for the series. Go Seigen considers this period to be equivalent to the best of ancient Japanese go. It was an age when rich patrons still paid a princely sum to sponsor games between national champions. Go Seigen says that for the ten Danghu games, the players were paid 1000 taels 兩 of silver each. The equivalent of which is about JPY10,000,000 in 1950 terms.

Although the ancient moves may not be immediately applicable for modern play which emphasizes the opening and quick play, the insights from masterful games which were played at a leisurely pace are very insightful especially when explained by a top master who has a great love for ancient Chinese games.

This is a gift of love from Chen Zude for posterity.

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2 Responses to Chinese Weiqi Ancient Manuals With Detailed Explanation Series (14 books)

  1. compilerman says:

    I just noticed that the ISBN for volume 3 in the 1st Series has a typo. The ISBN
    should be 978 75086 30229 (not 34326)
    Thanks

  2. tchan001 says:

    Thanks, Now corrected

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