The Ambassador of Go
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.
2005 ShortDocs Challenge: Games2005 / Blake Eskin / TCF, USA
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.
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