Weiqi

E736783

abstract strategy game board game information-rich game

Weiqi, better known internationally as Go, is an ancient Chinese abstract strategy board game in which two players compete to control territory using black and white stones on a grid.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Baduk	2
Weiqi canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8482358 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Weiqi
Context triple: [Chinese Weiqi Association, sportGoverned, Weiqi]

A. Schiers
Schiers is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Graubünden, known as a local center in the Prättigau valley with a mix of rural character and regional services.
B. Chisan-ha
Chisan-ha is a major subsect of Japanese Shingon Buddhism known for its esoteric practices and network of temples centered historically around Chishaku-in in Kyoto.
C. Shach
Shach (an acronym for "Siftei Kohen") is a major 17th-century rabbinic commentator best known for his authoritative glosses on the Shulchan Aruch, particularly in Jewish civil and ritual law.
D. Chess
Chess is a 1980s stage musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice, centered on a Cold War-era international chess tournament and its accompanying political and romantic tensions.
E. River Chess
River Chess is a chalk stream in southeast England that flows through Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire before joining the River Colne.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Weiqi
Target entity description: Weiqi, better known internationally as Go, is an ancient Chinese abstract strategy board game in which two players compete to control territory using black and white stones on a grid.

A. Schiers
Schiers is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Graubünden, known as a local center in the Prättigau valley with a mix of rural character and regional services.
B. Chisan-ha
Chisan-ha is a major subsect of Japanese Shingon Buddhism known for its esoteric practices and network of temples centered historically around Chishaku-in in Kyoto.
C. Shach
Shach (an acronym for "Siftei Kohen") is a major 17th-century rabbinic commentator best known for his authoritative glosses on the Shulchan Aruch, particularly in Jewish civil and ritual law.
D. Chess
Chess is a 1980s stage musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice, centered on a Cold War-era international chess tournament and its accompanying political and romantic tensions.
E. River Chess
River Chess is a chalk stream in southeast England that flows through Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire before joining the River Colne.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abstract strategy game ⓘ board game ⓘ information-rich game ⓘ
boardLinesOrientation	horizontal and vertical ⓘ
boardShape	square ⓘ
captureMechanism	removing stones with no liberties ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	China ⓘ
culturalSignificance	considered one of the four arts of the Chinese scholar ⓘ
estimatedAge	one of the oldest board games still played ⓘ over 2,500 years ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Baduk NERFINISHED ⓘ Go NERFINISHED ⓘ Igo NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBalancingMechanism	komi ⓘ
hasGoverningBody	Chinese Weiqi Association NERFINISHED ⓘ International Go Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansai Ki-in NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea Baduk Association NERFINISHED ⓘ Nihon Ki-in NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHandicapSystem	placement of extra stones for weaker player ⓘ
hasProfessionalSceneIn	China NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRankSystem	dan ranks ⓘ kyu ranks ⓘ professional dan ranks ⓘ
hasRule	ko rule ⓘ prohibition of suicidal moves in many rule sets ⓘ
hasScoringSystem	area scoring ⓘ territory scoring ⓘ
hasSmallerBoardSize	13x13 ⓘ 9x9 ⓘ
isKnownFor	extremely high game-tree complexity ⓘ simple rules but complex play ⓘ strategic depth ⓘ
isUsedIn	artificial intelligence research ⓘ
keyConcept	eyes ⓘ gote ⓘ groups ⓘ influence ⓘ liberties ⓘ life and death ⓘ sente ⓘ territorial framework ⓘ territory ⓘ thickness ⓘ
notableAIEvent	AlphaGo defeating Lee Sedol in 2016 GENERATED ⓘ
originatedIn	ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ
playersCount	2 ⓘ
primaryObjective	to control more territory than the opponent ⓘ
requires	long-term planning ⓘ positional judgment ⓘ strategic thinking ⓘ tactical reading ⓘ
stonePlacement	on the intersections of lines ⓘ
turnStructure	players alternate placing one stone per turn ⓘ
typicalBoardSize	19x19 ⓘ
typicalKomiRange	5.5 to 7.5 points in modern play ⓘ
usesComponent	black stones ⓘ grid board ⓘ white stones ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese Weiqi Association → sportGoverned → Weiqi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baduk

Go → hasAlternativeName → Weiqi ⓘ