The Surrounding Game: Go is the oldest game still played in its original form. In east Asia, it is hailed as one of mankind's greatest cultural achievements and considered both
ancient art and national sport. At the very top, an elite cadre of professional Go players battles for dominance, broadcast to millions of fans - and remaining virtually unknown to
the West. Now, for the first time, a small but determined band of American players enters the fray, launching their own professional system and struggling desperately to bring
Go into the mainstream.
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