Sizi Pu

Sizi Pu (四子谱) is written by Guo Bailing (過百齡, c. 1587 - c. 1662, titled daguoshou), who also authored Guanzi Pu (官子譜) and Sanzi Pu (三子譜), the latter of which has been translated into English under the title Three-Stone Games.

Sizi Pu contains hundreds of diagrams from Guo's research on four-stone handicap games. Many of the variations contain dozens of moves (occasionally more than 100), as a result of quarter-board or even half-board fights.

The book has been translated into English by Ruoshi Sun in 2014 under the title Four-Stone Games in two volumes. It is available on Patreon (PDF) and Amazon (paperback).

Table of Contents

Part I

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• Foreword (by Ruoshi Sun)
• Preface (by Weng Songnian)
• Mighty Cap Opening (鎮神頭, 66 variations)
• Big Pressure Beam Opening (大壓樑, 111 variations)

Part II

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• Attachment Opening (倚蓋, 178 variations)
• High Corner Approach Opening (30 variations)
• Large-Knight Corner Approach Opening (54 variations)

Historical Comments

• "It is the author's intention to elucidate the countless variations and let people realize that they all follow the basic principles." -- Guo Bailing in Sizi Pu.
• "Guo Bailing's attachment has been an impregnable bulwark in his entire life. ... In Sizi Pu, Bailing has (almost) exhausted the attachment variations." -- Xu Xingyou in Jianshantang Yipu.

Errata/Suggestions

See Also

• Sanzi Pu
• Chinese ancient books
• Chinese Go books
• Go books