Mission Statement

Because Go benefits both the individual and the community, the mission of our Go club is to promote the fun, engaging, fascinating, and educationally-beneficial game of Go in South Carolina. Hopefully, our existence and, moreover, our success will be an inspiration to Go promoters beyond SC.

Backed by Research

Research done in both the USA and South Korea has proven that playing Go significantly IMPROVES:

Academic Performance
Task Concentration Span (“Attention”)
Delaying Gratification (“Patience”)
Problem-Solving Ability

It also increases Social Interaction and DECREASES Problem Behavior.

NOTE: Baduk is the Korean name for GO.

RESEARCH STUDY: Baromi Kim 2009: “The Effect of a Baduk Education Program on Children’s Intelligence, Concentration, Delayed Gratification and Problem-Solving Ability”, Kyunghee University (Seoul, South Korea), Dept of Children and Family Studies.

Ability Measured	Baduk or non-Baduk Learners	Starting Score	Ending Score	Percentage Increase	Percentage Increase Difference: Baduk Learners minus non-Baduk Learners
Delaying Gratification	Baduk Learners	566.41	664.33	17.29%	29.43%
Delaying Gratification	non-Baduk Learners	555.31	487.91	neg 12.14%	SIGNIFICANT
Task Concentration Span	Baduk Learners	96.94	249.33	157.20%	54.49%
Task Concentration Span	non-Baduk Learners	92.22	186.94	102.71%	VERY SIGNIFICANT
Problem-Solving Ability	Baduk Learners	36.61	52.69	43.92%	22.65%
Problem-Solving Ability	non-Baduk Learners	34.97	42.41	21.28%	SIGNIFICANT

Last modified on 2025-06-10