Games Of Wonder

Yi Miao (弈妙, Games of Wonder) is a Chinese game collection book compiled by Wu Jun (吳峻) and Wu Jiong (吳駉) in 1764. The book was published in two parts consecutively. Wu Jun compiled the first part and Wu Jiong the second.

It is a collection of 40 famous games from the Qing Dynasty from players such as Huang Longshi, Fan Xiping, Shi Ding'an, Cheng Lanru, and Liang Weijin. It includes eight games from the Ten-Game Match at Danghu and four from the Games of Blood and Tears.

Table of Contents

The original book contains the following contents:

• Preface (Part I) by Wu Jun
• Preface (Part II) by Wu Jiong
• Part I (20 games)
• Part II (20 games)

Translations

The book was translated into English under the title Games of Wonder in 2014 by Ruoshi Sun, and contains a foreword regarding the games as well as an alphabetical list of players and their biographies (if applicable):

• Foreword (by Ruoshi Sun)
• Preface of Part I (by Wu Jun)
• Preface of Part II (by Wu Jiong)
• List of Players
• Part I (20 games)
• Part II (20 games)

The English version is available on Patreon (PDF) and Amazon (paperback).

Cover Image

The cover image is the game of "nine dragons playing with a pearl" (九龍戲珠), one of the most famous games in Chinese go history, played by Shi Xiangxia and Cheng Lanru. About 200 moves into the game, the life-and-death status of the nine dragons have still not been resolved.

Errata/Suggestions

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See Also

• Chinese ancient books
• Go books
• Huang Longshi
• Xu Xingyou
• Fan Xiping
• Shi Ding'an
• Cheng Lanru
• Liang Weijin
• Ten-Game Match at Danghu