The game of weiqi can date back to 4000 years ago. There are mentions of a similar game    1    (call)yì made by Confucius and Mencius    2    it is not certain that it is the same game.

The name “Go” comes from its name in Japan. Like many Japanese traditions it    3    (adopt)from China during the Tang dynasty    4    Chinese influence was at its peak. As it made its way to the west via Japan, it is the Japanese form of the game that is most    5    (wide)played now. The game, which can be literally translated as “encirclement game”, was long considered to be an appropriate study for scholars as it taught people a    6    (vary)of strategies(策略).

    7    (rule)of weiqi are extraordinarily simple. There are 180 identical(完全一样的)white pieces and 181 identical black pieces    8    (fight)against each other on a board 19×19 lines. Black starts first and then the players take it in turn to place one piece into    9    unoccupied place on the board until all the pieces have been played. There is nothing special about a 19×19 board, and    10    (small)sizes are used by beginners.