Ancient Chinese sport gains popularity in UK [Video]

It’s a game of strategy, skill and subtlety. Hugely popular in Asia, Go is now being played by more and more people in Europe, four millennia after its creation. 

In the UK, organizations like the London Go Centre in Hammersmith have been established to cater for the small but dedicated Go playing community.

Gerry Gavigan helps run the London Go Centre. He told CGTN Europe that Go players developed an almost obsessive passion for the game.

“People get it and they love it, so they play – and once you start playing Go, you tend not to stop,” he said. 

Go versus Chess

At first glance, Go shares many similarities with chess. It’s played between two players with black and white pieces on a board.

But while the object of chess is to eliminate or take as many pieces as you can, Go is about the acquisition of space, using your stones to …