Comments on: Recommended tutorials for the game Go

Question: Recommended tutorials for the game Go

nickehsmith — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:08:50 -0800

Does anyone know of a really good definitive tutorial for the game 'Go'? I've googled a few but would be really grateful for feedback on ones people rate ;)

By: beniamino

beniamino — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:16:35 -0800

See here

By: phrontist

phrontist — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:17:40 -0800

Sensei's Library.

By: dgeiser13

dgeiser13 — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:20:26 -0800

We just had a question about Go less than a week ago.

By: princelyfox

princelyfox — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:26:17 -0800

I didn't respond to the previous question, but for both I'll recommend The Second Book of Go.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:37:14 -0800

It seems like Go would be a hard game to write about, the rules are so simple and yet the patterns that come out are so complex.

I definitely recommend practicing against igowin.

By: LeisureGuy

LeisureGuy — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:03:39 -0800

I also recommend play against humans as much as possible. If you have other Go players locally, great. Otherwise, you can play online (e.g., using Kiseido Go Server, which is free).

Here's one on-line tutorial.

By: phrontist

phrontist — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:57:25 -0800

You must play, even if it's just one game, every day.

By: Quonab

Quonab — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:29:47 -0800

Play 9x9 games. You can get more in per session, and it's easier to understand how the opening affects the endgame. You don't have to wait 40 minutes to realize you made a simple mistake.

There are 9x9 tournaments for professional go players. It is not an "easy mode."

By: iurodivii

iurodivii — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:04:07 -0800

here's a few links

By: nickehsmith

nickehsmith — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:54:30 -0800

Thanks so much for all the help, I'm going to be doing some serious reading this weekend