New Frontiers - Ancient Chinese games - Go and Chinese Chess 3/3

New Frontiers - Ancient Chinese games - Go and Chinese Chess 3/3

Open all 3 parts in a playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0gSVWceSuc&feature=PlayList&p=3944E76...

In 1997, something amazing happened in the world of board games a computer, called Deep Blue, actually beat the reigning world chess champion, Garry Kasparov.

In many quarters, Deep Blues victory was hailed as a demonstration of the superiority of computers over the human brain. However, to the true aficionado, chess is far more than merely a test of intelligence.

Like Go, it has been popular for thousands of years popularity that is based on any number of subtle elements - strategy, guile, to name just two. Its only by tracing the history of go and other games of strategy that we can really appreciate their lasting appeal.

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• go
• chinese chess
• 囲碁
• 围棋
• baduk
• 바둑
• documentary
• new frontiers
• weiqi

[wishcraft4u2]

"In terms of form"... what is that supposed to mean? What else is there to anything anyways? I bet this means go is more complex in terms of pixie dust.

[RYANMOW]

lets go! bye :)

[martialtaichi]

Thank you for uploading this great documentary - absolutely fascinating.

[carlos0259774]

Go is the most magnificent game ever !!! It is very easy to learn it, but can take years and years to perfect and play well.

[fumbles40]

lol i know that wu is my favorite proffesional :P

[brotherofAnubus]

@fumbles40 It's the name of a Famous Go Player

[fumbles40]

wut?  wu qingyuan isnt ancient chinese

[AndyHollan]

I've always wanted to learn how to play both Go and Shogi so that I could, in turn, try to make them into Flash-based online computer games.

[jaakukaba]

not quite impossible, just much more difficult, Some of the go computers now are actually playing at higher amateur levels. and they still beat me often enough!

[Poging8]

thanks for the videos. good watch