Name: The Game of Go Explained
Uploaded: 2018-08-22T08:02:51.000Z
Duration: 2 min 33 s
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In this video, I will give you a brief introduction
about the game of Go, as well as its basic

rules so you can understand what's going on
during a game of Go.

Go is one of the oldest abstract strategy
board games in the world. While the true origins

of the game are still unknown, it probably
originated in China more than 2500 years ago.

The game used to be considered one of the
four essential arts of ancient Chinese scholars,

along with music, calligraphy and painting.
Nowadays, Go players are from all over the

world, but it is mostly played in East Asia
countries such as Korea, China and Japan.

Rules of Go have remained essentially unchanged
since its inception. The game is played by

two players, referred as Black and White.
Each side has a supply of identical game pieces,

called stones. Go is played on a board marked
with a grid of 19 lines by 19 lines. Beginners

can also play on smaller 13x13 and 9x9 boards.
The aim of the game is to surround a larger

total area of the board by stones than the
opponent.

A game of Go starts with an empty board. Black
player is the one making the first move. Two

players then take turn to place one stone
on a vacant point. Unlike chess, stones are

placed on the intersections of the lines rather
than in the squares. Once placed, stones can't

be moved. However, if stones are surrounded,
they are captured and removed from the board.

Sometimes this can cause an infinite loop
when players keep capturing stones on the

same points repeatedly. To prevent that scenario
from happening, players are not allowed to

make a move which returns the game to the
previous position.

If there is no more useful moves, a player
can choose to pass their turn. The game is

over when both players pass. Their scores
are determined by the amount of surrounded

points and captured stones. White player is
awarded additional points, called Komi, to

compensate for the first move advantage of
Black player. The player with the higher score