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The North American Pair Go Circuit
Pair Go, in which male-female teams compete for prizes and the right to play for their country in the yearly International Pair Go Championship, has grown rapidly in popularity since its inception in the late 1980's. The International Pair Go Association believes that bringing more women into the game will make it more popular with all players. They also aim to introduce a social element to a game that can be a solitary pursuit. Organizers in Europe have rewarded their efforts with a growing interest in Pair Go, especially in Great Britain. In the US, more than eighty players participate in the Pair Go Championship at the US Go Congress every year. With the support of the International Pair Go Association, the AGA is expanding the presence of Pair Go in the US, with a series of sponsored regional tournaments, culminating in an Internet playoff for free tickets to the Congress for the PGC. You can organize a Pair Go event in your community! Click here for the official Pair Go rules. Write to Allan Abramson for further information. Or, use the AGA-EGG go client to play Pair Go -- or any kind of go! -- on the Internet Go Server. PAIR GO GALLERY(photos by Roy Laird)
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, in which a man and a woman
play alternate moves on the same side, has been considered
a frivolous diversion. But we believe that if you actually
try this system out you will find that it produces a very
interesting game. . . .Not only do you have to analyze the
moves made by your opponents; you also have to read out the
meaning of your partner's moves. . . . Before the game is
over, however, it is virtually certain that your partner
will play some stones that will either move you to
admiration or leave you perplexed, providing a zest that
you would never have found in the individual game. When a
one-on-one game becomes two-on-two, new elements are added,
and new questions arise in the formulation of strategy.
