Xu Xingyou

Xu Xingyou

Xu Xingyou (about 1644 -?) He was a chess player between Shunzhi and Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. Mingyuan is a native of Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province). He is good at calligraphy and painting, especially at go. It is said that Xu Xingyou studied chess late and first studied under Huang Longshi. Star friends are dedicated and hardworking, so chess progress is very fast. When he reached the level of two sons difference from Huang Longshi, Huang Longshi still gave way to Xu Xingyou with three sons and played ten games of chess. The ten games were extremely fierce, which was called "blood and tears" at that time. After that, Xu Xingyou's chess skills advanced rapidly and finally reached the level of equal fame with Mr. Xu.

The world of chess

After Xu Xingyou became famous, he began to travel around the capital, just like the famous masters of previous dynasties. A group of idle and boring officials and dignitaries were like treasure again. Xu Xingyou replaced his predecessors and became their guests. For Xu Xingyou, the capital only means more opponents and opportunities, and his chess skills have a broader development world. Soon after entering Beijing, Xu Xingyou heard that a Korean emissary claimed to be the best player in the world. Xu Xingyou went to the chess club and won several games in a row. From then on, his reputation was even higher.

The master of Xu Xingjing must be a good chess player. At that time, Zhou Donghou, an old chess player, was still alive. Kong Shangren, a famous dramatist, once watched Zhou and Xu play chess in a dignitary home. This game of chess started at breakfast, and each time it was played, both sides pondered for a long time and thought again and again until noon. As a result, Zhou Donghou lost two sons. Kong Shangren felt this situation and wrote a poem: "when the curtain is sparse and the mat is clear, when the situation is over, the real religion becomes white moustache. Veteran Zhou Lang lost two, Chang'an is not a chess

Xu Xingyou has been in the chess world for more than 40 years. At the end of Kangxi, Xu Xingyou met Cheng Lanru, a new star in the chess world in Beijing. This time, Xu Xingyou fell into the situation of Zhou Donghou and became Cheng Lanru's defeated general. Xu Xingyou knew that the trend had gone, and he went back to his hometown and began his writing career.

Influence of chess style

The most important characteristic of Xu Xingyou's chess style is "insipid". This is probably due to his apprenticeship with Huang Longshi. In jianshantang chess manual written by Xu Xingyou, there are such discussions about his own style of chess: "harmony and tranquility, harmony and degeneration", "control in the visible, not in the invisible", "win by fighting well, if you don't fight and subdue people", "chat about the whole secret, be generous and upright", etc. the most important point is "don't fight and subdue people", which is the root of "plainness". The so-called "subduing the people without fighting" means not winning by fierce fighting, but eroding bit by bit until the final victory. This can be said to be the most difficult to master in all the go strategies and tactics. This implicit, unswerving and strong chess skill is beyond the reach of ordinary people. It has a great influence on later generations.

Writing chess score

Jianshantang chess score, written by Xu Xingyou in the later half of his life, is one of the most valuable ancient scores in China. Before the Ming Dynasty, the chess score generally only listed the names and figures, without judgment. From the middle of Ming Dynasty, some chess scores began to add some comments, but only a few words. Readers did not benefit much. In the early Qing Dynasty, some chess scores, such as Wu Zhenji's Bu Gu Bian, Shanda's Yi Fu Yang Qiu, and Zhou Donghou's Yi Wu, began to change the past. However, due to the limited level, the words were ambiguous and the inaccuracies could be found. Xu Xingyou's chess works select the representative games of Guo bailing, Li Yuanzhao, Zhou Lanyu, Sheng Dayou, Wang Hannian, Zhou Donghou, Huang Longshi and other national players. With detailed comments, his views are quite accurate. Xu Xingyou combined with his own life experience, made a serious study and analysis of the gains and losses of each game, and made a profound summary of the chess style of each famous player.

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