Ten Games of DangHu
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The Tens Game of DangHu (當湖十局) are a collection of ten games played by Fan Xiping and Shi Ding'an during the Qing Dynasty (circa 1739) while employed to teach the two sons of the Zhang family of Zhejiang Province. (DangHu, TangHu or PingHu is a former name of the province.) Eight of the games are considered to be masterpieces. Each player won five of the ten. Chen Zude has written a detailed commentary on each of the games. The games begin with 4 stones (2 white and 2 black) placed on the star points of the four corners. (Our method of starting with an empty board is a relatively recent innovation.) John Fairbairn has written an article about these two players.
The Second Game of DangHu?
The Third Game of DangHu?
The Fourth Game of DangHu?
The Fifth Game of DangHu?
The Sixth Game of DangHu?
The Seventh Game of DangHu?
The Eighth Game of DangHu?
The Ninth Game of DangHu?
The Tenth Game of DangHu?
What is DangHu?? Why are the ten games not named for the participants? Why are these games important?
macelee DangHu? 10-game was a competition between Shi Ding'an (also called Shi Xiangxia?) and Fan Xiping, two of the strongest players in the Chinese Qing Dynasty. DangHu? is the place where these games have been played. These 10 games have been commented in great details by Chen Zude 9p of China.
Malweth Wouldn't these comments be under copyright?
Sorry I forgot that these comments are copyrighted. Yes, I should not have used them without permission.
Velobici: While the commentary is copyrighted (when does the copyright expire?), the game records are not.