For example, in the early moves, it is fairly easy to restrict the movement of the horses. But past the mid-game, as the number of pieces declines and obstacles are removed, the horses can move freely about. If nothing stands in its way, a horse can command eight spaces up to a radius of two spaces away, which is called "a commanding presence over eight strategic locations."
例如開局之初，馬容易被牽制，中局過後，棋子越少，絆腳石盡去，拐腳馬忽地進退自如，在一據點上，可以移動八個據點之多，所謂八面威風，勢如破竹，成為下棋人口中的「殘局馬勝砲」。