I began to play Go when I was very young. Go is with me wherever I go. It is already a part of my life and I don't know how I can get rid of it. I had thought I would have no one to play with in USA, but I was wrong. The IGS is a so addictive site and I was trapped again! I hope you all like Go and only then you can share my feeling......

To start your journey,

I) first you need to have an account at Internet Go Server (IGS). This is the site where you can share your feeling with thousands of go fans.

II) After registration of your account, you also need to obtain a client. A client just looks like a game board, so you can hardly enjoy anything without it! Here are the ftp sites to download a client:

ftp://igs.nuri.net/Go/ (main Go archive, Seoul)
ftp://imageek.york.cuny.edu/nngs/Go/ USA (New York, mirror site)
ftp://ftp.pasteur.fr/pub/Go/ France (Paris, mirror site)
ftp://ftp.fh-wuerzburg.de/pub/go/ Germany (Würzburg, mirror site)
ftp://rzis1.rz.tu-bs.de/pub/go/ Germany (Braunschweig, mirror site)

If you still have doubts about the procedure, please refer to How to Play Go on the Internet. For even more information about this fascinating game, go to WWW Go Page.

Enjoy yourself!

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