Promoting Go in the UK and beyond

Go is one of the world’s great strategy board games and originated over 3000 years ago in China. It is part of popular culture today in Japan, China and Korea, and known as Igo, Weiqi or Baduk in these countries.

Go is a game for two players with just a few simple rules that is fun for all ages. You start with an empty board and then place pieces alternately, vying to map out more territory. However, if you overstretch, your pieces can be captured and taken off the board.

Go has a simple handicapping system that allows level play between players of widely different strengths and Go’s deep strategy means that it has still not been mastered by computers, unlike other board games! So Go provides almost limitless possibilities.

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We’re a voluntary organisation promoting Go in the UK. We

1. help introduce Go to young people
2. support the formation and development of clubs
3. support and run tournaments throughout the UK and on-line
4. run the British Championship and select representatives for international events
5. provide teaching events and seminars around the country
6. produce a bi-monthly newsletter and a quarterly printed journal
7. provide books and equipment at discounted rates to members.

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