Two players race to surround territory using black and white stones. Whoever surrounds the most, wins.

For thousands of years the game of GO was loved by everyone from monks, samurai, and emperors, to artists, philosophers, and engineers. Today the game continues to challenge millions of players across the globe. With just a few simple rules, GO invites you to explore the furthest reaches of your imagination. Try it once, play it twice, make it your new hobby, or a lifelong art form. With endless strategies and tactics to explore, every game is a new opportunity.

And of course, Go is fun! So insanely fun that we’ve been playing it for thousands of years. Anyone can learn to play GO in just a few minutes, so try it out and see what all the fuss is about! Discover the game of infinite possibilities— Play GO!

A Very, Very Old Game

GO is a board game from thousands of years ago.


And Check This Out

To learn more about Go, check out the award-winning documentary AlphaGo.

In 2016, engineers at DeepMind challenged legendary Go player Lee Sedol with their artificial intelligence, AlphaGo.

The film follows the story as it unfolded, and is available on YouTube and Netflix.