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Also known as goe, igo, baduk, weiqi, encircling game, surrounding game

board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,500 years ago

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Go is an ancient board game for two players that began in China over 2,500 years ago. It remains significant today as one of the world's oldest games still widely played, valued for its strategic depth and cultural importance.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mind sport
Image
Go board.jpg
Significant event
AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol
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Commons category
Go (game)
history of topic
history of Go
topic's main category
Category:Go (game)
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Go (board game)
different from
Othello
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
minimum number of players
1
time of discovery or invention
2255-00-00
maximum number of players
2
indigenous to
China
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Encyclopedic overview

Korean name Hangul바둑

Japanese name Kanji囲碁 or 碁 Hiraganaいご or ご Katakanaイゴ or ゴ

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