Go, also known as Weiqi in Mandarin Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 圍棋; Simplified Chinese: 围棋), and Baduk in Korean (Hangul:바둑), is a strategic, deterministic two-player board game originating in ancient China, before 200 BC. The game is now popular throughout East Asia and on the Internet. The object of the game is to place stones so they control a larger board territory than one's opponent, while preventing them from being surrounded and captured by the opponent.

The English name Go originated from the Japanese pronunciation "go" of the Chinese characters 棋/碁; in Japanese the name is written 碁. The Chinese name W�iq� roughly translates as "encirclement chess", the "board game of surrounding", or the "enclosing game". Its ancient Chinese name is 弈 (Pinyin: y�). The writings 棋/碁 are variants, as seen in the Chinese Kangxi Dictionary. The game is also known as 囲碁 (igo) in Japanese.

adapted from:
Wikipedia IGo

Sorry Im just too lazy to think of words of my own, besides wikipedia explains it much better than I do.

This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Aug 17 2008, 04:20 PM

So do any of you guys play this game, Ive been only playing it for bout a year and I have not been really playing alot of of different things in life that I　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｏ　ｃｏｕｐｅ　ｗｉｔ，but I find this game one of the most intresting board strategy games that I have ever come across.

Are there anyone else besides me that is intrested in this game?

I played tis board game too since a watched Hikaru No Go...

But just simple move. Tis game really need to think deeply which i can't......

but i'm still interest to play it, even hope introduce it as a official board game in our college's Chess club...

Ermm used to play that in school for the past few years especially after exam.
Just use the exercise book with lotz of small square - usually used for Maths then select yr pen colour then draw a circle to determine yr 'stone'.
If u managed to surround yr oppenent's 'stone', just draw line connecting all yr stones.

If you are intrested you can play this on the KGS site.

That my friend is just paper and pen game, the real wei qi has some different rules which makes it much more challenging.

it's different......

Yup knew it after trying the online game provided on the link
Thx for letting me know.

i try to did the primary school version for my Thesis... but failed.....
and yet i still pass

This post has been edited by KamPunYingJun: Jun 1 2006, 05:47 PM

interested on it long long time ago. but hornestly i never hv the chance to play it coz no ppl teach.... =( and none of fren interested on it....

haha... i only play wei qi on a piece of paper with square box when i'm in secondary school...haha...pai se pai se... i think some of lyn forumer also play b4... haha... but no doubt, it is very interesting and nice to play

I am also interested in Go
While shopping for Go boards last year, I came across a Malaysia Go site & there even have ranked pro Go players!
Dang I always lose on a small Go board in Yahoo Go

there is many guiding books....

My friend learn with book until now become a skillful player, even can play with Pak Cik...
Me learned almost the same time with him still tat lame becos lazy to read those books.......

and good site here, http://kgs.kiseido.com/en_US/applet.jsp

There are pro go players in Malalysia? I did not know that what is his/her name, where did he take the exams or are there any held in Malaysia?

Acctually there are a list of sites on wikipedia where you can play go. KGS is just 1 of them there are lots of chinese, korean and Japan go servers and client in english and chinese for go.

Check out the links bellow wikipedia go.
and 1 more thing there is a Malaysian wei qi association site, and forum. There is also a map contact and address where they play go every week in Taman Seputeh near Mid Valley.

This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Jun 2 2006, 04:02 AM

Wow, how did I miss this thread?? I would never have thought that this would exist in Lowyat Forum, truly ....

Hey, fujkenasai, which go server do you usually play in? Is those beautiful goban/goishi yours? It's so hard to get Go equipment in Msia.

Did you go to the Japan Club in Tmn Seputeh to meet with the rest of the Igo-playing population in our country? They are very nice people, and obliging when you request for a lesson. There's even a Japanese sensei that will hold classes for different levels of player, and occasionally, competition amongst association members, and even with the Japanese Club members! (Yap, the Japanese players, they are strong!) . Any of you happens to be nearby on Saturday evening, just check the place out.

Do you mean wei qi board and stones go to http://www.weiqi.org.my/ and look for Mr.tiong's contact.

not same with 黑白棋 ??

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Jun 28 2007, 09:30 PM

no go look at my wikipedia link on the 1st post.

Wow, there's a Go thread....
Started playing Go after reading Hikaru no Go.....
D game sure put lotsa stress on ur brain....
Have downloaded 2 simple software for Go...always lose to the computer....damn.....
Managed to beat d com only once n tat's after 3 hours plus staring at my monitor, hehe

Just like playing RTS playing against com is boring thats why Id always play online.

It's not boring but it's juz tat i'm way to lazy to think....hehe....
m d type who can't sit still unless m playing games or watching anime

Go is d type of game tat needs lotsa concentration rite?

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Added on June 29, 2007, 11:10 amHey, found a nice software for those who doesn't wanna play online Go...

http://www.smart-games.com/igowin.html

Oh, it's d basic one not advance type...

This post has been edited by hitsugayat10: Jun 29 2007, 11:18 AM