Fundamentals

In game comments or other publications, there is often a reference to the “fundamentals”. Here are some pages in the library which talk about these fundamentals and some useful books about them.

Articles

• Haengma tutorial for beginners
• L'ame du go
• Basics, fundamentals and beginner knowledge
• Conventional wisdom

Proverbs

• Many proverbs express fundamental principles

Go Books

• Fundamental Principles of Go, by Yilun Yang 7p — Emphasis on how to find the direction of play, probably suitable for 12 to 3 kyu
• Fighting Fundamentals, by Robert Jasiek — Intended by the author for 13 kyu to 5 dan
• First Fundamentals, by Robert Jasiek — Intended by the author for beginners and intermediate players (EGF: 30k - 4k, most suitable for 20k - 8k) wishing to abandon their remaining beginner’s mistakes
• Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go from the Japanese by Kageyama Toshiro — A famous book, the favourite of many players (though Dieter dissents!)
• Strategic Fundamentals in Go from the Chinese by Guo Tisheng and Lu Wen? — Another book on the subject, but rather on the advanced fundamentals, probably suitable for SDKs and amateur dans^[1]

Notes

[1] Estimate by Robert Jasiek.