You know it’s going to be a good day when you get to sleep in. You know it’s going to be a better day when Queen Kaise is wearing a fun hat and you finally get your visa. I got to sleep in, which is my favorite activity in the world, and then I picked […]
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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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Strategy. Logic. Understanding your opponent’s next move before they even know what to do themselves. These are all thoughts that come to mind when I think of Go, a 3000-year old Chinese game. Still growing evermore popular today, Go encourages its players to think with an open, yet very analytical, mind, and has become the
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
Today was a mental excursion. We started by going to a hotel where the 8th International GO Championship was being held. It started out being rather intense. There was much time in between moves. The match was between a Korean and a Chinaman. We were only allowed to watch their match for the first 10
Today we got to see an extremely high-stakes competition of Go, a Chinese two-player abstract strategy game using black and white pieces on a 19 by 19 grid board. The two finalists were incredibly intense, seated opposite each other and coolly processing their opponent’s every move. One competitor fiddled with a fan, unfolding and refolding
Today we witnessed the beginning of the 2nd match of the finals for Go. For many of us witnessing this high profile match was our first exposure to the game at all. Luckily we were able to spend the rest of the day learning to appreciate the game and ultimately be able to get a
This was not my first flight to China, but it felt just as long. I was not next to anyone I knew so I thought sleeping would be my best bet. However, with the amount of turbulence experienced on the flight, even sleeping was difficult. This flight was different as we were not allowed to
