◇ Just read — no move neededQuiet squares, loud plans
Not every strong move shouts. 运子取势 — manoeuvring for position — is the art of the quiet build-up: a horse aimed at the couch point (卧槽), a cannon facing the hollow file (空头炮), a rook waiting on an open road. The piece arrives with no check and no capture, yet the arrival square itself is a threat that must be answered. In this lesson you steer a horse to the couch — the point from which it checks the king and strangles the palace at the same time.