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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Surface form Occurrences
Baduk 2

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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 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Go → hasAlternativeName → Weiqi ⓘ
Go → hasAlternativeName → Weiqi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baduk
Chinese Weiqi Association → sportGoverned → Weiqi ⓘ
Chinese Weiqi Association → sportGoverned → Weiqi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baduk