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simple rules that is fun for all ages.
few
start with an empty board and
You
world. Its true origins are unknown,
the
it almost certainly originated
though
China some 3,000-4,000 years ago.
in
the absence of facts about the origin
In
the game there are various myths:
of
example that the legendary
for
In the last half of the 20th
20th.
Go became organised in
Century
Britain, America and around
Europe,
world; slowly Go in these areas is
the
has very simple rules and concepts,
Go
a complex strategy. You start with
but
on it. You try to surround
stones)
areas, whilst capturing your
empty
and taking them off the board.
them
as with a lot of simple
However,
it can take a little while to
concepts,
the concepts and a long time to
grasp
THE GAME GO IS
ALSO KNOWN AS
IGO OR BADUK OR
WEIQI
40 MILLION GO
PLAYERS
WORLDWIDE
Go is one of the oldest board games in
BY MARK EVE
Go is one of the world's great strategy
board games and originated over
3,000 years ago in China. It is part of
popular culture today in Japan, China
Emperor Yao invented Go to enlighten
and Korea, and known as Igo, Weiqi or
his son, Dan Zhu.
Baduk respectively in these countries.
Go spread from China, through Korea
Go is a game for two players with just a
to Japan and the game has been
played at a high level in these
then place pieces alternately, vying to
countries for more than 1000 years. It
eventually spread to Europe at the end
map out more territory. However, if
of the 19th Century and started be
you overstretch, your pieces can be
captured and taken off the board.
played in Britain at the start of the
catching up the three oriental
countries where the game has been
played professionally for many years.
an empty board. You alternately place
pieces which don't move (called
opponent's stones by surrounding
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master them.