Fun Facts About Go

📺 In East Asia

In Japan, Korea, and China, there are 24-hour cable TV stations just for this game.

💼 Career-Level Skill

Professional Go players can make over $1 million per year.

🎓 Academic Recognition

At Myongji University in South Korea, you can get a college degree just in this game.

🤖 Humans vs. AI

Until 2016, Go was the last game where humans could still beat computers.

📚 Historical Impact

In the first part of his book, “On China”, Dr. Henry Kissinger (Secretary of State under President Nixon) devotes four pages just to the game Go.

Last modified on 2025-06-10