Any Go (Wei Qi) players here?

[DarrenJew]

Playing Go has been also know as the Warriors game. To some enthusiasts of Go, there is a philosophical bent to it. As in martial arts, a player's Go game is an extension of their view of life.

 

[Zepp]

I've played Pente before. Does that count?

BTW, welcome to MT.

 

[Maltair]

Pente is cool, used to play alot of that. But no go. Watched these guys play it here at work once. They had a real nice board and it looked interesting. I had no idea what they were talking about half the time.

 

[Don Roley]

I play. But I only go against the computer. I think I learned a lot from it. But I still get beaten at all but the lowest levels.

I may even be so bold to say that it should be a required experience for all those studying asian martial arts. Mind you, I am not saying you have to get to expert level. But it is something that should be experienced by the serious student.

 

[Eldritch Knight]

I bought a go set a couple years ago just before I left Japan, thinking that I could teach myself how to play the game. Big mistake. I know the rules, but I still have no idea how to play. I guess its one of those things that you need a human to teach you.

 

[DarrenJew]

For those who are interested

this site is good for learning the rules, its a java based interactive tutorial: http://kgs.kiseido.com/en_US/tutorial/2.html

This site is great to find opponents to play, you can start at 30 Kyu with other beginners... it has a ranking system that will automatically move you up. If you make it to 9 Dan... give me a call, I'll want to take lessons from you.

http://www.dragongoserver.net