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Go Spotting: Go Builds Math Skills

A recent article on the Business Insider website extols the mathematical benefits of the game of go, which is the 6th of 13 Things That You Can Do To Make Your Child A Genius At Math. The article asked professional mathematicians what got them started in math. "There is no better way to train your brain, said one respondent, than the game [of] Go." Can you tell who is ahead in the go position that the article displays?  (Assume Black to play and a komi of 6.5.)  The full article appears here. Thanks to Chris Sira for sending the link.