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Surround the stones. Own the board.

Classic Go on 9×9, 13×13 or 19×19 — Chinese scoring with 7.5 komi and a byoyomi clock. Play the engine at two strengths, or pass & play on one screen.

9 · 13 · 19 boards Chinese scoring · 7.5 komi No login to play

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How to playBlack first → surround → two passes end the game.

1Place a stoneOn any intersection of the grid — one per turn, black goes first.
2Capture by surroundingCut off every liberty of a group and its stones are yours.
3Mind ko & suicideYou can't repeat a ko right after taking one, and you can't fill your own last liberty.
4Pass to scoreWhen neither side can gain, both pass. Territory decides, plus 7.5 komi to white.