What is Go like? What is the content of the nine-rank system of Go?

Go originated in China and was said to be invented by Emperor Yao. There are records of it in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was introduced to Japan via Korea during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and then spread to Europe and the United States. Go contains the rich connotation of Chinese culture and is the embodiment of Chinese culture and civilization. Modern Go was developed by Japan, which abolished the seat rule and made the black first and the white second, making the changes of Go more complex and changeable. Go is also considered the most complicated board game in the world. What is the content of the nine-rank system of Go? It is in the content of the following article.

Contents of this article

1. What is Go like?

2. What is the nine-rank system of Go?

3. What does "peng" mean in Go?

What is Go like?

Go is a strategic two-player board game, known as "Yi" in ancient China. It is popular in East Asian countries and is one of the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Go originated in China and is said to have been invented by Emperor Yao. Records of it were made during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was introduced to Japan via Korea during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and then spread to Europe and the United States. Go contains the rich connotations of Chinese culture and is the embodiment of Chinese culture and civilization.

Go is played on a square grid board and black and white round pieces. There are 19 vertical and horizontal lines on the board, dividing it into 361 intersections. The pieces move on the intersections, and the two sides take turns to move. After the pieces are placed, they cannot move. The one who surrounds more territory wins. In ancient China, the black and white sides of Go placed two pieces at the diagonal positions, which is called the seat system. White moves first. Modern Go was developed from Japan, which abolished the seat rule. Black moves first and white moves second, making the game more complex and changeable. Go is also considered the most complicated board game in the world.

What is the Nine-Rank System in Go?

The nine levels of Go from low to high are: being simple, acting foolish, fighting with strength, being small, using wisdom, being insightful, being specific, sitting and contemplating, and being absorbed.

1. Be humble: Do not know how to attack or defend, just respond as the situation allows, in order to protect yourself.

2. As if foolish: Although its arrangement seems foolish, it is real and its momentum cannot be violated.

3. Fighting Strength: In a game of chess, one does not win by intelligence but by strength.

4. Small: Only has some small skills and lacks foresight.

5. Use intelligence: Only through careful calculation with intelligence can you understand the mystery.

6. Tongyou: Able to adapt to circumstances when faced with a situation.

7. Specific: It means being able to master various skills of Go.

8. Zuozhao: "Zhao" means to observe everything clearly, and "Zuozhao" means to observe the situation of the chess game.

What does peng mean in Go?

Refers to a game system in Go, in which the player with black pieces places a certain number of pieces on the board first, and then the player with white pieces makes their move.

The purpose of this system is to bring two players who originally had different chess skills closer together, to increase the fun and help hone their chess skills. The player with better chess skills has already taken the lead in the game because the opponent has made a move first, so he must respond actively. The player with weaker chess skills can try to maintain the game and learn how to respond to offense and defense correctly.