Cheng Lanru

Chinese player of the early eighteenth century (born 1690), known for games against Liang Weijin and Xu Xingyou.

Zengarden He was also Shi Xiangxia's opponent in the famous game "Nine dragons playing with a pearl" (sometimes also known as the "Nine dancing dragons"): this magnificent fighting game is often edited in anthologies of Chinese games, including "Games of Wonder" by Jun Wu and Jiong Wu, translated by Rioshu Sun, 2014,(available on Amazon). The game record can also be found on the GoGod encyclopedia as game number 1740hcem058a.