I've heard that Mao made the military study go and I've also heard that he suppressed
the game socially. Can't confirm if either is true. It appears as though it may be
destined to be West Point's new past time.
Jayson Funke
Michael Perelman wrote:
Didn't Mao write about Go?
from http://www.well.com/user/mmcadams/gointro.html:
Having developed in China between 3,000 and 4,000 years ago, Go (called Wei Ch'i in
China and Baduk in Korea) contends with backgammon for the right to be called the
oldest game still played in its original form. Today it is played by
