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I ran a go club for years and from it 1) met most of current friends 2) helped two couples get together, 3 kids and counting 3) got connected to someone who eve

I ran a go club for years and from it 1) met most of current friends 2) helped two couples get together, 3 kids and counting 3) got connected to someone who eventually helped me get the best job I could ever find. I think this happens because it functions as a type of personality test, and allows people to demonstrate diligence and curiosity without being as directly confrontational as chess. In a club setting it also helps around teaching; and having a clear ranking system allows relationships based on respect / status to form easily.

vnorilo 5y ago
It helps that Go has a surprisingly powerful handicap system [1] - being a casual player I was able to play meaningful matches against a clearly superior opponent with suitable starting advantage, something that I have never been able to enjoy in chess. That somehow supports the mentality of accepting your respective skill levels and enjoying the game together. 1: https://senseis.xmp.net/?Handicap https://senseis.xmp.net/?Handicap (from the featured site)
pixelpoet 5y ago
My cousin got married to a national Go champion some years after I introduced her to the game, and I met my exgf sort of in this way too. It's interesting how it happens :)