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Goban
  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Go term

Goban (碁盤) is the Japanese word for the go board on which the stones are placed.

Chinese: 棋盘

[Diagram]
Diag.: Standard 19x19 virtual goban

Note that there are traditionally small makings at nine of the 'points'. The central point is called tengen (Japanese) or tianyuan (Chinese) - the Korean word is chunweon.

A real-life goban is a 19x19 grid of lines, and the grid isn't square but rectangular (about 8% longer than wide). This compensates for foreshortening when you look at the board.

The go stones are played on the intersections.



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