📚 Shiqing Yaqu — the famous Ming-dynasty collection of entertaining endgame compositions
Red to move. Both sides have a Rook and two Pawns; Red adds a Cannon, while Black keeps a full Advisor–Elephant palace guard. The classical manual Thích Tình Nhã Thú (No. 353) gives the win to Red — the Cannon is the only difference between the two armies, and Red must turn that small difference into victory. This position has not been verified by engine; the result follows the old book. The two words 'Từ Mẫu' — Từ Thứ's mother — make any reader of the Three Kingdoms think of the woman held at Hứa Xương and the forged letter that pulled Từ Thứ away from Lưu Bị. That connection is discussed in this page's Anecdotes section. In your view, can a single Cannon break Black's Advisor–Elephant shield on its own, or does Red need a longer plan?
「徐母」――『演義』の読者すべてが、許昌で自ら縊れた母を思い浮かべる二字
解法書はこの名の由来を説明していない。しかし「徐母」――徐庶の母――という二字を読めば、ほぼ誰もが同じ女性を、そして三国時代で最も胸を打つ話の一つを思い浮かべる。 徐庶は新野で劉備に仕え、八門金鎖を含む曹仁の陣形を二度破った。曹操は問わざるを得なかった。「この男は何者だ？」謀士の程昱は残酷な策を献じた。徐庶の母を捕らえて許昌に留め置き、彼女の手跡を偽造した手紙で息子を呼び戻すのである。徐庶は母の見慣れた筆跡を認め、それが罠とは知らず、劉備に涙の別れを告げた――自らの胸を指して言った。ここで王業を謀ってきましたが、母のために、今は乱れています、と。 到着して初めて、手紙が偽造だったと知った。『演…
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