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A story regarding the origins of the "The

Invincible XiangQi Manual"

烂柯真诀妙通神，
一局曾经几度春。
自出洞来无敌手，
得饶人处且饶人。

There is a saying in Chinese:

“The way of the Lan Ke is deep and profound,
Each game can be analyzed for several years.
After intensive training in a cave, one would come out invincible.
Even then, it would be best to let bygones by bygones”.

"The Lan Ke" in second sentence actually representing another

ancient Xiangqi manual. While, the third sentence in the poem
would be the title of this ancient Xiangqi Manual 自出洞来无敌
手.

During the Qing dynasty, under the rule of of Emperor DaoGuang

(1820-1850 AD), there was a Xiangqi player called Gu Erxie. He
lived in Weifang City in Shangdong Province. Gu was a famous
Xiangqi player in his own right and was uncontested.

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