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PageType: HomePage     Keywords: Opening, MiddleGame, EndGame, Joseki, Life & Death, Tesuji, Shape, Tactics, Strategy

A place for me to store things, and for others to find things. This page soon to be better organized. (yeah, right) :-)


Etexts for beginners:

[ext] Articles on gobase.org
AGA publication tittled [ext] The Way to Go
Another publication tittled [ext] How to Play Go
How To Play Against The Stronger Player by Sakai Michiharu 8p


Links:

  • [ext] gobase.org - Too much to describe, a must have site.
  • [ext] goproblems.com - User submitted problems sorted by type and Go rank.
  • [ext] Mirel Florescu (Tsurukame-7d on [ext] KGS) offers a free weekly class for 20-30 kyu players and also additional instruction programs.
  • [ext] Go Teaching Ladder - Browse peer reviewed games, or submit your own files for review by stronger players.
  • [ext] Dashn.com - Korean Go site with server. Lowest ranking is 18k. Good for a change of pace, as Korean style is often described as fierce and calculating.
  • The Magic of Go [ext] column - Over a hundred articles written by Van Zeijst for the [ext] Daily Yomiuri online.
  • Go [ext] servers - Comprehensive listing maintained by the [ext] British Go Association
  • The Interactive Way to Go [ext] tutorial is an online interactive approach for the absolute beginner.
  • [ext] Uligo - A program to create and solve Go problems.
  • [ext] Kombilo - A program that allows you to catalogue and search your own database of SGF files.
  • [ext] Samarkand - Books, software, equipment, etc. Online store.
  • [ext] American Go Association
  • [ext] Wings Go Club - Online Go club that meets on KGS. AGA credited.

Useful oddities:

  • [ext] Pronounciation of Japanese Go terms - Here I learned that hane is more like "honey" than "Shane"
  • Sun clock [ext] map - Shows whether it is night or day around the world.
  • International time [ext] map - Shows the local time and date around the world.
  • International GMT reference [ext] map - Gives GMT +/- values around the world.

What I have learned about Go:

StudyNotes


The hard knocks school of Go: A study of my past "learning experiences."


Counting method suggested by qiankun of KGS: {(Move number / 2) - (your captures + opponant's dead stones)} + territory = score

Ideas:

  • Highlights from the Go Teaching Ladder, as I read them.


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