I think the greatest charm of Go is that you can play with people throughout the world on the Net. You can play even if you don't know each other's languages, and everyone, old and young, male and female, adults and children, can enjoy the game.

Learning the rules is a little tough, but you can immediately start enjoying Go on a 9x9 board. And, if you find playing by yourself lonely, you can play Pair Go!

The freedom to work out your own ideas and strategies also makes Go interesting.

It's a contest, so people who don't like losing may really become absorbed in Go . . . (That's what I was like as a child . . . though I have a peaceful nature . . . ?)