The chessboard of Go consists of 19 intersecting lines, which form 36 1 intersecting points, and the chess pieces are placed on these intersecting points. Go pieces are divided into black and white pieces, each 180 pieces. The game of Go is ever-changing and intense. The two sides attacked each other with various techniques and tactics, which was very effective. Because of the infinite mystery of Go, the ancients once exaggerated that only immortals could invent it.
Weiqi is an intellectual sport. Learning Go can not only improve people's logical thinking ability, but also cultivate people's temperament and cultivate people's perseverance and calm personality. So it is more and more popular with modern people.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Weiqi spread to Japan, and then to Europe in the 9th century. Now, more than 40 countries and regions in the world have carried out Go. Among them, China, Japan and South Korea have the highest level of Go. Go players in China, such as Nie Weiping and Ma, are internationally famous players. Weiqi has developed into an important international sports competition.
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Weiqi was quite popular in ancient times. Whether it is an emperor, a general or an ordinary person, it is often based on chess. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there appeared a master of Go like Qiu Yi, who was the originator of Go. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the theory of Weiqi was gradually formed, which played an important role in the development of Weiqi.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Weiqi developed greatly, and a large number of Weiqi masters emerged. Due to the love and attention of social sages, some monographs on Weiqi appeared in this period. At the end of Wei and Jin Dynasties, metaphysics prevailed, and Go, as an entertainment tool, was all the rage. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Go was favored by the court. In the era of Liu Song, a national Weiqi competition was held and 278 Weiqi masters were selected.
When Emperor Song and Ming reigned, he also set up official positions for chess players and paid them salaries. Liang Wudi Xiao Yan personally wrote the classic chess. The earliest existing Go book in China is a manuscript of the Northern Zhou Dynasty discovered in Dunhuang Stone Chamber, which records the rules and skills of Go at that time.
In the Tang Dynasty, Weiqi had an unprecedented development. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty established a nine-grade "chess waiting system" for players, which made players become senior civil servants of the country, thus promoting the rapid development of Go in a wider scope. In the Southern Song Dynasty, there appeared a theoretical, empirical and instructive systematic Go book "Forget Worry and Joy".
A large number of Go masters emerged in Ming Dynasty, and Xue Susu, a female chess player, was quite famous. The early Qing Dynasty was also an era when China's Go masters came forth in large numbers. The chess skills of Huang Longshi, Xu Xingyou, Shi Xiangxiang and Fan Xiping are still praised by Chinese and foreign people. However, during the light years of the Qing Dynasty, the fate of Weiqi became increasingly difficult due to the invasion of imperialism, the corruption of the Qing government, and the decline of economy and culture, which was the most declining period in Weiqi history.
This situation was not restored until the founding of New China. Nie Weiping, a contemporary chess player, single-handedly defeated Japanese super-class players several times, shaking Japan's dominance. In this critical period of his rise, he was stopped by the Korean Go world ruled by Cao Xunxuan.
Reference source; Baidu Encyclopedia-Go (a chess game)