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Teach Yourself Go
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  Difficulty: Introductory  

Ways to teach yourself Go:

  • Play Go:
    • Don't be afraid of 19x19
    • Don't be afraid of strong players or very much stronger players
    • Shake up your playing in different ways:
      • Play different sized boards
      • Play different openings from your usual
      • Play different styles (ex. conservative if you usually fight)
      • Play different people from your usual opponents
      • Play in person instead of on Go servers or vice versa
      • Play slower games instead of faster and vice versa
      • Play as White against a stronger player
      • Play with and against Free Handicaps placed anywhere
      • Play even games against a stronger player instead of handicaps or vice versa
      • Play unrated games instead of rated for a change
      • Play team Go or Rengo
    • Play handicap games against weaker and stronger players
    • Don't be greedy
      • Play as White (not only just as Black against stronger players)
      • Play weaker players

Do something with Go every day and you will get stronger.


Though I have not had the pleasure of reading Charles Matthews' Teach Yourself Go book, I do teach myself Go. In truth, this is not a solitary pursuit because many people have helped me. Like most people, I have not taken formal lessons. I have been the beneficiary of many kind reviewers of my games on KGS and some free lessons there. Sensei's Library becomes ever more useful as it deepens and extends. -- Hu of KGS



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