Introduction to Go

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Wéiqí is an ancient game originated in China, with a definite history of over 3000 years, although there are historians who say that the game was invented more than 4000 years ago. The Chinese call the game Wéiqí, but it is commonly know as Go internationally, in Korea it is known as Baduk, and Japanese call it Go or Igo, while Taiwanese call it Goe or Weiqi. This game is getting increasingly popular around the world, especially in Asian, European and American countries, with many worldwide competitions being held.

There are a number of excellent resources on Go across the internet, and some extremely well written publications in most languages. Despite having only limited popularity in Europe as a sport, it is hugely prominent in most of the far east, and due to the highly popular Manga "Hikaru No Go" it is steadily gaining popularity in the United States.

This Tutorial

This tutorial is not designed to turn a Go beginner into an expert player, but it is designed to touch on a wide variety of very useful early principles, and give links to where you can read the principles in much greater depth.

The following is a small section of useful Go sites for further reading:

• Sensei's Library - The ultimate Go wiki, with in depth articles and information on all aspects of the game, including tactics, strategy and other key concepts.
• GoBase - A fantastic database of games, players, patterns and news for the game of Go. There are also a number of useful links to go related books, equipment and software.
• Go Problems - A great repository of Go problems of varying difficulty to allow playerrs to test their skills.
• Wikipedia's Go Page - Wikipedia's entry for the board game.

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