Do you know the game of Go?

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Go is a fascinating board game that originated in China more than 4,000 years ago.It is said that thr rules of Go can be learned in minutes but take a lifetime to master the game.Two players alternate in placing black and white stones on a large (19x19 line) ruled board with the aim of surrounding territory. Stones are never moved and only removed if they are completely surrounded.The game rewards patience and balance over aggression and greed, the balance of the infuence and territory may shift many times in the course of a game. Go can teach concentration, balance and discipline. The game combines BEAUTY and INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE Top ten reasons to play GO 1, Go is the simplest of all games: The object of Go-to surround and capture- is also the only rule.There are no arbitrary convertions, special exceptions or other burdensome technicalities. 2, Go is the most complex of all games: Nearlly all known games have been "solved" for the computer-that is, the strongest computer programs can defeat the best human playeds. Even chess now falls into this category. however the strongest Go program,after the decades of effort, are routinely trounced by Asian schoolchildren. Why is go so hard for computers? because is much,much more complicated than chess, There are many more possible games of Go- as much as 10 with more than 700 zeroes-than there are subatomic particles in the known universe. 3, Go is the most popular game in the world today: Although largely unknown in the west, Go is wdely popular in China, Japan and Korea, where there are more than 100 million active players. Major tournament winners are international celebrities. Go is an incomparably intense part of Chinese culture and its popularity is growing quickly in the West. 4,Go is the oldest game still played in its original form: Go originated in China 4,000 or more years ago.Confucius advised his readers to avoid frivolous pastimes and learn the virtues of this already ancient and venerable game. 5, Every game has a winner: Some games, notably chess, can be diffculty to win. Chess matches can go on for months as draws, stalemates and 'zugzwang' pile up. Go results are based on a final score, and White wins ties (because Black has the advantage of playing first) so there is a winner every time