Something Chinese | The Game of Go

原標題：Something Chinese | The Game of Go

The game was invented in ancient China more than 2,500 years ago, and is therefore believed to be the oldest board game continuously played today. It was considered one of the four essential arts of the cultured aristocratic Chinese scholar caste in antiquity. The earliest written reference to the game is generally recognized as the historical annal Zuo Zhuan. The modern game of Go as we know it was formalized in Japan in the15th century CE.

圍棋是2500多年前在中國古代發明的，因此被認為是當今最古老的棋類遊戲。它被認為是古代有教養的中國貴族學者種姓的四大基本藝術之一。最早的書面參考遊戲被公認為歷史上的《左傳》。我們所知道的現代圍棋是在公元15世紀的日本正式形成的。

Despite its relatively simple rules, Go is very complex, even more so than chess, and possesses more possibilities than the total number of atoms in the visible universe. Compared to chess, Go has both a larger board with more scope for play and longer games, and, on average, many more .

儘管圍棋的規則相對簡單，但它卻非常複雜，甚至比國際象棋還要複雜，而且比可見宇宙中原子的總數還多。與國際象棋相比，圍棋擁有更大的棋盤和更長的棋路，而且平均而言，圍棋變化要多得多.

The playing pieces are called stones. One player uses the white stones and the other, black. The players take turns placing the stones on the vacant intersections (named "points") of aboard with a 19×19 grid of lines. Beginners often play on smaller 9×9 and 13×13 boards, and archaeological evidence shows that the game was once played on a 17×17 grid. However, boards with a 19×19 grid had become standard by the time the game had reached what was then the Imperial Chinese Tributary State of Korea in the 5th century andlater to what was then the Imperial Chinese Tributary State of Japan in the 7th century .

這些棋子叫做石頭。一個玩家使用白色的石頭，另一個使用黑色的。玩家輪流將空置的十字的石頭(名為「點」)放在19乘19的網格的盤上。初學者經常玩小9×9和13×13的板,並且考古證據表明圍棋曾經在17×17的網格上進行。然而,當圍棋發展到五世紀（朝鮮是中國的朝貢國）到七世紀（日本為中國的朝貢國）時確定下來使用19×19的棋盤。

Go is not only a competitive sport, but also a very good leisure way,everyone can try it if you are interested.

圍棋不僅是一項競技體育運動，也是一種非常好的休閑方式，大家感興趣可以嘗試。

記者 | 段瑜瑾

責編 | 李 萍

美編 | 邵暨陽

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