Weiqi is the Chinese name for the classic board game     1     (common)known in English as Go. The game,     2     was called yi in ancient China, has a history of over 3,000 years. Weiqi is a board game between two players using black and white game pieces.

According to ancient books, weiqi     3     (invent)by the Chinese emperor Yao. In the Spring and Autumn Period, people would use terms in weiqi     4     "ju qi bu ding"(meaning "holding a game piece but not sure what move to make"）to describe vacillation (犹豫不决) in politics. It's quite clear how popular the game     5     (be)at that time. Later, there were lots of     6     (talent) weiqi players in all dynasties and many emperors in ancient China were weiqi lovers, such as Cao Cao and Zhu Yuanzhang,

The rules of weiqi are very simple but the     7     (choice)to move the game pieces vary.

This is     8     the charm (魅力) of the game lies. The time for one round of weiqi can be different. In most cases, it takes one or two hours     9     (finish)one round of weiqi.

Weiqi is a game that combines science, art and     10     (compete). It's no wonder that the game has been popular for thousands of years and is gradually becoming an international cultural game.