MIT Go Club
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.
Weekly Meetings Join the Club
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.
Weekly Meetings Join the Club
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 meet once a week throughout the year and host events such as tournaments, study sessions, social 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.
We meet weekly on Sundays from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
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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All interested Go players in the greater Boston area are welcome to attend the MIT Go Club, whether or not you are affiliated with MIT. Feel free to stop by a club meeting anytime if you're curious, want to check things out, or participate in some casual play.
If you'd like to join the club and receive weekly email communications, email 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.
Tournament announcements and upcoming competitive events will be posted here soon.
| President | Joaquin Perkins |
| Vice President | Pranjal Srivastava |
| Treasurer | Angeline Peng |
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 meetings, MassGo is one of the best places to start.