What is go?

Go is the world’s oldest board game. It has originated in ancient China, some 4 or 5 thousands years ago. It has gradually spread thorough East Asia, where is played by millions of people until now. During the last decades, go has quickly gained its friends and promoters also in the other parts of the world.

Go has very simple rules. Even small children can learn them in few minutes. Two players alternately place white and black stones on the vacant intersections of a 19x19 rectilinear grid. The objective of the game is to control the largest territory and together with it to surround as much opponent’s stones as possible.

Although its rules are very simple, the game has a huge number of variations, approximately 10800. Comparing with chess (10120) or other games, it is astronomically more. It is even more than the number of atoms in the know universe. That is one of the reasons why go is the last classical strategic game in which the best players have not been yet defeated by computer software.

To win a game of go, not only logical thinking or player’s IQ is deciding. The patience and steadiness, ability to feel oneself to your opponent’s thinking, intuition, ability to control your emotions, ingenuity and esprit, and sometimes also luck, may be of the same importance.

It is possible to play go at home, with your family, for fun only, but also at professional tournaments with prize money reaching hundred thousands of dollars. In both cases, the world of never-thought-of possibilities opens before you. During each game you will be facing new and new situations, what have not been solved before. You can toss your stones into an incontrollable fighting, when you can quickly win over a stronger player or to lose everything. On the other hand, you can choose a patient play and beat your opponent by your resilience and perseverance. Possibilities of different strategies are limitless.

Come and play go, the most perfect strategic board game!