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Talk:Go (game) I have a copy of Shotwell's book which is referenced in the sectionTop Players. I have looked through the book twice, and I was unable to find any page specifically referencing women players or their special tournaments, as represented by this paragraph: Historically, as with most sports and games, more men than women have played Go. Special tournaments for women exist, but until recently, men and women did not compete together at the highest levels; however, the creation of new, open tournaments and the rise of strong female players, most notably Rui Naiwei, have in recent years highlighted the strength and competitiveness of emerging female players.[1] I also noticed that the author of this reference did not list a specific page number... This article claims that “Go … originated in China more than 2,500 years ago.” That "11th century" means 11th century AD; this article claims Go originated in about 400BC. And evidently the traditional date is more like 4000 years ago... Hi,

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