第七篇: 审局

原文

夫弈棋布势，务相接连。自始至终，着着求先。临局离争，雌雄未决，毫厘不可以差焉。局势已赢，专精求生。局势已弱，锐意侵绰。沿边而走，虽得其生者，败。弱而不伏者，愈屈。躁而求胜者，多败。两势相违，先蹙其外。势孤援寡，则勿走。机危阵溃，则勿下。是故棋有不走之走，不下之下。误人者多方，成功者一路而已。能审局者多胜。《易》曰﹕“穷则变，变则通，通则久。”

白话文

布置棋势，务必彼此呼应连贯。从开局到终局，每一步都争取先手。胜负未决之时，毫厘之差都不可轻忽。大局已优时，专心求活即可；大局已弱时，则果断侵消争先。沿边逃走，即使活了也常败。处弱势而不肯承认，只会更加受困。急躁求胜的人，多半失败。双方对攻时，先压迫对方外围。势孤援少，不必勉强逃跑；形势崩坏，不如下出止损。所以棋中有“不走之走”“不下之下”。误入歧途的方法很多，成功之路却只有一条。善于判断局势的人，胜多败少。《易》说：“穷则变，变则通，通则久。”

Translation

When shaping position, let your forces remain connected. From beginning to end, seek initiative in every move. When victory and defeat are not yet decided, not even a hair’s breadth may be squandered. If the whole board is already won, devote yourself to secure life. If the whole board is weak, then invade sharply and seize chances. To flee along the side—even if one lives—is often defeat. To be weak and refuse to yield is to be pressed further down. The impatient seeker of victory is often ruined. When two forces oppose one another, first constrict the opponent’s outside. If isolated and without aid, do not run blindly. If the position is broken beyond repair, do not continue merely to continue. Thus there is a move in not moving, and a play in not playing. There are many ways to err, but only one road to success. He who judges the whole position wins often. The Changes say: “When exhaustion is reached, transformation begins; through transformation comes passage; through passage comes endurance.”