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Etymology of Go
    Keywords: Culture & History

The word Go actually comes from the Japanese Igo. This in turn is the Japanese pronounciation of the characters from Weiqi, which also means it is its literal translation. Here, the Wei (围) refers to surrounding while Qi (棋) refers to chess. "Weiqi" (as well as "igo") thus means surrounding chess or the game where one surrounds.


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