expression, noun
game of Go; playing Go
A poetic, literary expression likening the black and white stones to crows and herons. Used in elegant or classical contexts rather than everyday speech.
See also: 碁
烏鷺の争いを観戦するのが趣味です。
My hobby is watching games of Go.
彼は烏鷺の争いに没頭している。
He is absorbed in playing Go.
Common abbreviation for Go. 烏鷺の争い is much more ornate and rarely used in conversation.
From 烏 (crow, black) and 鷺 (heron, white), referring to the black and white stones used in Go, combined with 争い (contest). The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a classical literary coinage.