Title: THE GAME OF GO AND THE CHINESE WAY OF WAR
THE GAME OF GO AND THE CHINESE WAY OF WAR
A close study of the Chinese board game go can provide insights into the distinctive Chinese conception of warfighting, according to a new study published by the Army War College.
Go is the oldest
Didn't Mao write about Go?
On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 02:32:26PM -0400, Funke Jayson J wrote:
THE GAME OF GO AND THE CHINESE WAY OF WAR
A close study of the Chinese board game go can provide insights into the
distinctive Chinese conception of warfighting, according to a new study published by
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?
OK, I'll bite. Isn't go a Japanese game? There were many articles
written around the time of WWII on what this game might tell us about
Japanese military strategy. China had a version of chess that was much
slower and more deliberate than what we know in the west -- a "river"
runs through the
Yes he did and he was considered a master of the game. It is every bit
as complex as Vulcan three-dimensional chess would be (if such could be
invented outside of Star Trek)
Jim C.
Didn't Mao write about Go?
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
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
