User:FrederickIIisg/Guo Bailing

Guo Bailing (1587-1660), a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu, was the most accomplished and famous Chinese Go player at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Guo Bailing has dominated the Go world for his whole life. His legacy made a significant contribution to the rapid development of Go from the late Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty Qianlong period.

Contributions
Guo Bailing's works include "Guan Zi Pu" (官子谱/Manuels on Yose), "San Zi Pu" (三子谱/Manuels on Three Stones) and "Si Zi Pu" (四字谱/Manuels on Four Stones). Among them, "Manuels on Yose" has the highest value, which has made a thorough discussion on the common skills of Go, and has been valued highly by not only the Chinese, but also the Japanese Go community.

In addition, the definition of the term "yose" in hundred of years ago is completely different from the modern understanding. At the time in ancient Ming, yose meant "myoshu", or "brilliant move". The book "Manuels on Yose" includes the part of yose in the modern sense, but most content are devoted to Tsumego, Tesuji, etc.