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Go Spotting: "The Math Book"

Kelsey Dyer was "pleasantly surprised to find go" mentioned in Clifford A. Pickover's "The Math Book," which chronicles discoveries and advances in mathematics throughout history. Picover "gives a rundown of the object of the game and its mathematical facets" and Dyer says that his favorite line is "While powerful chess software is capable of defeating top chess players, the best Go programs often lose to skillful children."