The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon (Korean: 한국기원), is the organization that oversees Go (baduk) and Go tournaments in South Korea.
[1] Baduk is a game which was present in Korea by the 5th century.
Initially, most Korean players followed the sunjang style of beginning by placing sixteen stones—eight white and eight black—on the board in a preset pattern.
By forming the association, he set about convincing Koreans players to use the "modern" style.
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