Much attention is now devoted to networking individuals and institutions. Internet is providing a new communication environment in support of this process. Hyperlinks are suggestive of new possibilities but an integrating perspective is lacking. Although the pieces in go are not moved, once placed, the game is understood as a game of movement. Groups and territories are defined and dissolved throughout the game.
Pieces constantly change their role and strength.
Despite the apparent chaos of the game, the guiding strategic thread is the constant search for equilibrium. The most appreciated games, exhibiting the greatest strategic strengths, are those won or lost by a single point. Although the international community is characterized by constantly shifting positions, the strategic thinking that underlines this is essentially static and can therefore only be reactive in response to any change. A home-base is the strategic lever for the occupation of territory Go players are totally free to position their pieces where they wish. But the need to establish a strategic home-base, backed by the boundary and corners of the board, becomes quickly apparent, reflecting a basic principle of economy.