第三篇: 权舆

原文

权舆者，弈棋布置，务守纲格。先于四隅分定势子，然后拆二斜飞，下势子一等。立二可以拆三，立三可以拆四，与势子相望可以拆五。近不必比，远不必乖。此皆古人之论，后学之规，舍此改作，未之或知。诗曰﹕“靡不有初，鲜克有终。”

白话文

开局布局，务必把握棋形的大纲与格局。先在四角安置势子，然后拆二、斜飞，再依局势递进展开。立二可以拆三，立三可以拆四，与势子遥相呼应时可以拆五。近的不一定要粘连，远的不一定就算分离。这些都是古人的经验，也是后学应遵循的规矩。若舍弃这些另起炉灶，很少见有成功的。《诗经》说：“开始的人很多，善终的人很少。”

Translation

Opening formation is the ordering of the board; one must first preserve structure and proportion. Begin by establishing influence in the four corners, then extend by measured intervals, then by diagonal flight, advancing according to the demands of position. From a stone set on the second line one may extend three; from the third, extend four; when allied stones face one another across space, even five may be proper. Nearness does not always require attachment; distance does not always mean separation. These are the judgments of the ancients and the rules for later students. To discard them and improvise without foundation is seldom to succeed. The Odes say: “All have a beginning; few attain the end.”