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Most Americans have never heard of Go, an ancient board game that has simpler rules than chess but such complex strategy that computers can’t even beat a talented amateur.
In China, however, it's part of daily culture -- there are 30 million Go players and two Go channels on TV. Feng Yun is one of only two women in history to become a 9-dan Go professional -- the game's highest ranking. And she’s faced even greater challenges since reaching the top of her game.
The Ambassador of Go was commissioned for the 2005 ShortDocs: Stories About Games.
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Blake Eskin’s stories about board games have appeared on The Next Big Thing and in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Washington Post. His book A Life in Pieces (W.W. Norton, 2002) began as a story for This American Life. He edits Nextbook.org, which produces a podcast about Jewish culture.
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The Ambassador of Go was presented by Blake Eskin at the opening session of the 2005 Third Coast Conference - Ready, Set, Go! Presenting the 2005 Third Coast Festival ShortDocs: Stories About Games.
Read about and listen to all of the 2005 ShortDocs: Stories About Games.