How are Go ranks divided? What abilities does Go develop?

On our learning journey, Go is a game of encirclement and killing, which requires constant thinking, attacking and defending. This process of constant attack and defense is the process of constantly raising and solving questions. In this process, the brain is continuously exercised and becomes increasingly flexible and smart. For beginners, how are Go ranks divided? Please continue to browse below to find out!

Contents of this article

1. How are Go ranks divided?

2. What abilities does Go develop?

3. What is life and death in Go?

How to rank in Go

China's Go rankings are divided into amateur rankings and national professional rankings. Amateur rankings range from 1st dan to 8th dan, and professional rankings range from professional first dan to professional ninth dan. Amateur rankings are divided into two stages: level and dan. Levels range from low to high: level 10 to level 1, amateur 1st dan to amateur 8th dan.

Generally speaking, the difference between the levels of two adjacent dan grids is one zi, for example, the difference between amateur 2 dan and amateur 6 dan is about 3 to 4 zi. Amateur dan is marked with Arabic numerals. K stands for amateur level and D stands for amateur dan.

Amateur 1st dan to amateur 5th dan players need to participate in the promotion competition organized by the district and county sports departments and achieve a certain winning rate in a certain group. The winners of amateur 6th dan must be amateur players who participated in provincial, municipal or even national amateur Go competitions and won the top 6. The winners of amateur 7th dan must participate in international amateur Go competitions and won the top 3.

China's professional dan ranks are all awarded by the state. You need to participate in the national professional dan ranking competition organized by the Chinese Chess Academy every year. The top 20 admitted to the U25 men's group will be awarded the title of professional dan; the 21st to 25th can apply for the amateur 6th dan title. The top 10 admitted to the U25 women's group will be awarded the title of professional dan; the 11th and 12th can apply for the amateur 6th dan title. You can be promoted to a higher dan if you have a certain winning rate in the competition.

What abilities does Go develop?

The ability to constantly raise questions and solve problems. Go is a game of encirclement and killing. Every move you make is equivalent to sending out a soldier to attack the opponent, forcing the opponent to find a way to respond. The opponent's move is also an attack on you, requiring you to find a way to repel him. This process of continuous attack and defense is the process of constantly raising questions and solving problems. In this process, the brain is continuously exercised, becoming increasingly flexible and intelligent.

What is life and death in Go?

1. Definition of Life and Death Chess:

Life or death refers to whether there is an eye on the chess piece. There are two types of eyes, real eyes and fake eyes. If there are two or more real eyes on a chess piece, the chess piece is called a live chess piece, and the opponent cannot take it away no matter what he does. If there are only fake eyes on a chess piece, and no at least two real eyes, the chess piece is called a dead chess piece. Dead or live chess pieces are the key to victory or defeat in terms of the size of the chessboard territory.

2. Steps to learn Go:

1. Learn the basic knowledge of Go, know how to place pieces, capture pieces, how to determine win or lose, etc.

2. Practice life and death chess for a long time, ask people who know how to play chess for advice, and accumulate methods to deal with various life and death chess situations.

3. Play more chess games to increase your