Black
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Black is one of the two colors used to play the game of Go; the other is white.
Black's role in the game
- plays first
- takes handicap if necessary
- at most as strong as White
- addressed as "he", or Black, in reviews [1]
- moves on odd numbers in even games (Black playing first, even passing is considered a move)
Characteristics of black stones
- made of slate (better quality, expensive), glass (common), plastic (poor quality, cheap), or pixels (computer Go, online Go)
- Black numbers 181 stones in some rulesets, an indefinite number in others.
- Between 6mm and 10mm thick according to another page on SL
- Slightly larger than White to make up for an optical illusion
See also
- What is Go
- Basic rules of Go
- Black Should Resign If One Player Has Four Corners, a controversial statement
- Player Gender
- Goishi
Footnotes
[1] Convention on SL; Janice Kim has also adopted this convention in her (excellent) introductory Learn To Play Go Series books