Go is known as weiqi in China, igo in Japan and baduk in Korea. A better Internet search term for Go is "Go (game)".

You can teach yourself Go by watching Go Rules & Basics from Go Magic, downloading BadukPop, visiting Learn to Play Go Already and reading Go books from Tiger's Mouth and the Multilingual Go Book Project. You can also contact Gofun Studios and the We-Go Club for Go lessons in Chinese.

If you have less time, you can play quick Go games on Go Quest or against Igowin (Windows) and practice Go problems by downloading Tsumego Pro. If you have more time, you can play against Leela (Windows).

In Toronto, you can buy Go equipment from Chinatown (A&A, Chan Sheung Kee, Chinatown Dollar Mart), Chinese bookstores (Sup), Chinese department stores (Best Shop), Korean supermarkets (Galleria, PAT), specialty board game stores (Strategy Games) or online (Baduk Club).

Annual Go events include the Canadian Go Open in July, the Canadian Go Summer Camp in August and the Toronto Go Club tournaments in April and September. Check the Canadian Go Association  for other Go tournaments. The Toronto Go Club also hosts the Go Tables at Anime North in May.

If you want to start your own Go club, you can use our handout and the flyer from Camile Leveque to promote your club or you can use the instant Go sets, brochures on how to play Go and posters from Go Game Guru.

For information on how to run your own youth Go tournament, read about rating tournaments, handicaps, promotions and certificates from the Canadian Go Association. If you need chess clocks, you can use the online Go Clock

The Toronto Go Spectacular was held on December 28, 2022 to December 30, 2022 at Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. Game records are available.

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