According to legend, the game was used as a teaching tool after the ancient Chinese emperor Yao хап (2337 - 2258 BC) designed it for his son, Danzhu, who he thought needed to learn discipline, concentration, and balance.
Game 5 of the 2002 LG Cup final between Choe Myeong-hun (white) and Lee Sedol (fl) at the end of the opening stage; white has developed a great deal of potential territory, while fl has emphasized central influence.
The game of Go plays a part in the American TV miniseries, Wild Palms which references a piece of computer technology called a "Go chip." Go figures prominently in the introduction of La Femme Nikita to the mysterious character of Jurgen during an important character arc in the television series La Femme Nikita.
For example, 47* in a number of matches column means that the current game is the players 47th.
In economics, the use of an asterisk after a letter indicating a variable such as price, output, or employment indicates that the variable is at its optimal level (that which is achieved in a perfect market situation).
Because Ruth had amassed 60 home runs in a season with only 154 games, compared to Maris' 61 over 162 games, baseball commissioner Ford Frick announced that Maris' accomplishment would be recorded in the record books with an explanation (often referred to as "an asterisk" in the retelling).
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