The strategy known as "Luring the Deer into the Grove" centers on feigning weakness to bait the enemy into a d…
The strategy known as "Luring the Deer into the Grove" centers on feigning weakness to bait the enemy into a deeper trap. In year twenty-four of the Daoguang reign in the Qing dynasty, Yu Guozhu compiled this tactic along with several other chess manuals into the volume titled Divine Strategies of Chess. Humbly, he remarked, "While this book may not have blazed a trail, it steers clear of merely copying renowned masters, which I hold with confidence."