I’ve never played chess before and honestly I’m not particularly fond of board games, or puzzles or anything of that nature, but today we learned how to play a traditional Chinese game called “Go!” and it unravelled my competitive side. “Go” really challenged my typical approach on board games and it allowed for a variety of […]
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Today we learned the ancient and sophisticated game of Go. First we watched a game of go between world champions from China and Korea. I didn’t really know what was going on but I could tell from the tension in the players’ movements how much was at stake. The winner takes home a prize of $400,000,
Today’s programming was so very well put together. We began our morning venturing to a pretty swanky hotel to witness a Chinese game, Go. Today was the national match against the two top players in the world. We were allowed to see the room and players first hand. This was a once in a lifetime
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Today started even earlier than usual. We traveled to a hotel to see two men play a championship game of Go. The ride to the hotel where the match was being held was pretty harrowing. Beijing traffic is literally terrifying. Luckily we made it there in one piece. When we got to the room, I
