go![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Japanese name for a strategic game that originated in China; players take turns placing stones on the intersections of a board to surround his or her opponent and control the most territory.
board ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Grid made of 19 horizontal and vertical lines; the stones are placed where the lines intersect. The Japanese name for the board is "goban".
white stone ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
One player’s token; in the game of go, there are 180 white stones.
black stone ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
One player’s token; in the game of go, there are 181 black stones and the player with these stones moves first.
center ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Central intersection on the board.
handicap spot ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Each of the nine points on the board where stones belonging to the weaker player are placed when the players are of unequal strength.