go
board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,500 years ago
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Summary
go is a mind sport[1]. go draws 28,568 Wikipedia views per month (mind sport category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: board game[3], game on cell board[4], two-player game[5]
- Part of: four arts of the Chinese scholar[6]
- Commons category: Go (game)[7]
- Time of discovery or invention: 2255 BC[8]
- Significant event: AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol[9]
- Authority: International Go Federation[10], European Go Federation[11], American Go Association[12], Nihon Ki-in[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Go (game)[14]
- Commons gallery: Go (board game)[15]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Go[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
- Maximum number of players: 2[20]
- Different from: Go[21], Ludus latrunculorum[22], Othello[23]
- History of topic: history of Go[24]
- Uses: Goban[25], go equipment[26], Go stone[27]
- Indigenous to: China[28]
- Practiced by: Go player[29], female Go player[30], Go professional[31]
- Intangible cultural heritage status: Beijing Municipal Intangible Cultural Heritage[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[33], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[34]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[35]
- WordLift URL: http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/go[36]
Why It Matters
go has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] go is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]