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In Japanese the 10-10 point on the board (i.e. the center) is called tengen. An opening play at tengen is a kind of experimental opening, and has at times in history been controversial. It may lead to what is called mirror go, in Japanese manego, in which Black imitates White by playing diagonally opposite with respect to the centre stone ...
China-Japan Meijin; China-Japan NEC Super Go; China-Japan Supermatches (1984–2001) China–Japan Tengen (1988–2002) China-Korea New Pro Wang was a title sponsored by BC Card. China–Korea Tengen (1997–2015) Kangwon-Land Cup was a title sponsored by Kangwon-Land. The winner's purse is 150,000,000 Won.
Nihon Ki-in Headquarter, in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The Nihon Ki-in (日本棋院), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings.
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.
As played on a large board (e.g., the standard 19x19 line goban), traditional wisdom says the priority is to play corner enclosures, then to extend to the middle of the sides, and finally to the center because it is easier to secure territory in the corners than on the sides or in the center. The classical view, particularly for the 3–3, 3 ...
Ever since the second tournament in 1947 the song Young Power (若い力, Wakai Chikara), written by Takao Saeki and composed by Shinichi Takada, has been played at the opening and closing ceremonies of all large-scale sporting events. Furthermore, it is played at an opening ceremony in which the Emperor and Empress are both in attendance. At ...
The Go board (generally referred to by its Japanese name goban 碁盤) typically measures between 45 and 48 cm (18 and 19 in) in length (from one player's side to the other) and 42 to 44 cm (16 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 17 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in width. Chinese boards are slightly larger, as a traditional Chinese Go stone is slightly larger to match.
Players of the game of Go often use jargon to describe situations on the board and surrounding the game. Such technical terms are likely to be encountered in books and articles about Go in English as well as other languages. Many of these terms have been borrowed from Japanese, mostly when no short equivalent English term could be found. This ...