The history of weiqi, or go, Chinese board game dating back over 2,000 years

South China Morning Post South China Morning Post —

I recently discovered that the Singapore Weiqi Association is located within walking distance of my home.

For the uninitiated, weiqi is the Chinese – and original – name of the board game better known in the West by its Japanese name, go.
I have long been fascinated by weiqi, a game that is deceptively simple yet astonishingly complex, but I have never got around to learning it.
At first glance, the rules appear remarkably straightforward.

The game is played by two opponents on a board marked...

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