I think this perfectly describes the corner position once you have castled. If you read a little further into Sun Tzu's writing he talks about Terrain #6 "Positions at a great distance from the enemy" Chapter 10 Terrain-Ideal#12: If you are situated at a great distance and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to provoke a battle, and fighting would be to your disadvantage. This new idea is to have the King protected in the corner therefore the corner would ideally be at Precipitous Heights. Sun Tzu describes 6 types of terrain, # 5 is Precipitous Heights which I originally presented. When the opponent's army is below your mountain, unleash the hell in his backranks :)" So I would translate it in this way: "Castle soon, and wait. I like to imagine those 'raised and sunny spots' in the corners of the chessboard rather than in the center, that can be a big valley battlefield. I think your diagramme should say "Black to move" I look forward to seeing how others relate "The Art of War" to chess and will probably post additional examples myself. In this example any attack on the white pieces at the center of the board results in at best a trade in material with white retaining control of the center. The opening sequence shown below demonstrates controlling the center before your opponent. After studying the Art of War for the first time I began to think of chess board as a hill with the four center positions being the peak. When I read this I think about the importance of controlling the center of the board. if you are beforehand with your adversary, you should occupy the raised and sunny spots and from there wait for him to come up." Ideal #10: "With regard to Precipitous Heights. I will start out by relating one of Sun Tzu's ideals to the game. I want to see how other players relate "The Art of War" to their chess game. Each time I read the teachings I think about how it applies to the game of chess. They need reflection in the light of a meditative peaceful pose.As I expect many chess players have done I have studied different versions of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War". Life decisions taken under high emotion or driven by ego desire are dangerous. Thomas quotes him in his talk “Before doing battle, in the temple one calculates and will win” – take decisions away from field of combat. Sun-Tzu is very deliberate about his guidelines of separating out Ego and Emotion from decision making. “Before doing battle, in the temple one calculates and will win” Sun-Tzu #1 Principle: Control Yourself “The general who does not advance to seek glory or does not withdraw to avoid punishment, but cares for only the people’s security and promotes the people’s interest is the nation’s treasure” It accentuates your strengths and ameliorates your weakness. Photo from Wikimedia Sun-Tzu In a Nutshell Whether it is military conflict or politics within an organisation, Sun-Tzu’s guidelines are relevant. Personal relations, company market share battles, political struggle – how can we approach these challenges in an effective manner? What makes Sun-Tzu’s Art of War relevant to us today? Conflict is part of our lives. This victory made him famous, and made his book “The Art of War” into the widely read book that it has become. Sun-Tzu was only 30 years old when he led the smallest region of China to victory over the largest region. I just watched Thomas Hyunh speak about his lifetime obsession with Sun-Tzu, the 2,500 year old Chinese General, at (video at the bottom of this post).
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