MIT Go Club
MIT 围棋社
A community for players of Go (Weiqi/Baduk) at MIT and in the greater Boston area. We welcome players of all levels for casual games, study, teaching, and club events.
Join the Club Weekly Meetups
MIT 围棋社
A community for players of Go (Weiqi/Baduk) at MIT and in the greater Boston area. We welcome players of all levels for casual games, study, teaching, and club events.
Join the Club Weekly Meetups
The MIT Go Club provides a friendly space for members to play with and learn from each other, and aims to introduce the game to beginners. We host casual weekly meetups throughout the year, and we periodically organize events such as tournaments, study sessions, recreational gatherings, and lectures from professional players.
Go (碁), also known as Weiqi (围棋) in Chinese and Baduk (바둑) in Korean, is a game that originated in China thousands of years ago. It is as widespread in Asia as chess is in the Western world. Go is similar to chess in its strategic and tactical depth, but there the similarity stops. In Go, all stones are identical and do not move once placed, and capture occurs by completely surrounding an opponent's stones. The goal of the game is to control a larger portion of the board than your opponent. The rules are simple, yet from simplicity comes endless complexity.
We welcome complete beginners, casual players, and experienced competitors alike. If you are interested in helping organize events with the MIT Go Club—especially if you are a current MIT student or staff member—feel free to reach out.
All interested players in the greater Boston area are welcome to attend the MIT Go Club, whether or not you are affiliated with MIT. We meet on Sundays and Tuesdays for mostly casual, self-paired games, with occasional lectures for beginners and improving players. Feel free to drop by any meetup to learn, play, or see what the club is like.
Join our Discord group for announcements, discussion, event updates, and staying connected between meetups!
If you'd like to receive weekly communications via email, please send an email message to mitgoclub-staff@mit.edu to be added to the mailing list. MIT students and affiliates can add themselves to the mitgoclub-announce list via WebMoira and Kerberos login.
For online play and discussion, feel free to join our Online-Go Server (OGS) group here: https://online-go.com/group/15961.
Our regular meeting times are Sundays from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM and Tuesdays from 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM at the MIT Stratton Student Center (W20).
The meeting format consists primarily of casual gameplay, go-related discussions, along with occasional lectures and game reviews. Players of all levels from MIT and the greater Boston area, including beginners, are welcome. No experience or MIT affiliation is necessary, we can teach you how to play!
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Please check discord or email announcements for any updates.
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Tournament announcements and upcoming competitive events will be posted here soon.
| President | Pranjal Srivastava |
| Vice President | Kevin Wang |
| Treasurer | June Jimenez |
Email us at mitgoclub-staff@mit.edu with questions or suggestions!
The MIT Go Club works closely with the Massachusetts Go Association and encourages players to connect with the broader Go community in the Boston area.
If you are looking for additional opportunities to play, study, or compete outside MIT club meetups, MassGo is one of the best places to start.