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Go stones, or go-ishi 碁石,棋子, are round objects placed on the board. They are colored either black or white and normally number 181 for black and 180 for white (or sometimes 180 for each). There are two styles or shapes of stones: The Japanese and Korean style, which is lens shaped (i.e. biconvex). This is the most popular style.
All board sizes have an odd number of lines to ensure that there is a center point, possibly to make mirror Go a less attractive strategy. Generally all rules apply to all board sizes, with the exception of handicaps and compensation (whose placement and values vary according to board size).
The whole board opening is called fuseki. [1] An important principle to follow in early play is "corner, side, center." [2] [3] [4] In other words, the corners are the easiest places to take territory, because two sides of the board can be used as boundaries. Once the corners are occupied, the next most valuable points are along the sides ...
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The number of spaces on the board is much larger (over five times the number of spaces on a chess board—361 vs. 64). On most turns there are many more possible moves in Go than in chess. Throughout most of the game, the number of legal moves stays at around 150–250 per turn, and rarely falls below 100 (in chess, the average number of moves ...
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The American Go Association (AGA) was founded in 1935, to promote the board game of Go in the United States. [ 1 ] Founded by chess master Edward Lasker and some friends at Chumley's restaurant in New York City , the AGA is one of the oldest Western Go associations.
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