Go Lessons

A good way to improve is getting lessons from strong(er) players. These lessons can take several forms:

• Teaching Games
• Game Reviews
• Live Lessons

Teaching Games

In a teaching game, you play against a stronger opponent who is not necessarily out to win. Instead, he will try to make good moves and teach by example. After the game, the opponent can then review the game with you. It is not uncommon to stop a teaching game at a certain point. Usually this happens when the stronger player suggests to switch to reviewing.

Game Reviews

When you have played a game and recorded it, you can give it to a stronger player for review. The stronger player will look at your moves and comment whether they are, in his opinion, good or bad. He will usually provide alternative moves and give diagrams to show why moves do or do not, work. Getting your games reviewed is very useful. An easy way to get your games reviewed is through the Go Teaching Ladder.

Live Lessons

Live lessons are often given to explain certain concepts. The teacher prepares diagrams and game examples to explain the topic of the lesson. These lessons are usually quite suitable for groups, as they do not focus on any distinct player.

Getting Lessons

• The worldwide go community now has a dedicated platform for booking go lessons!
• The Marketplace of Online Go Lessons, or in other words the booking platform for connecting students with teachers for online go lessons, has been launched at https://polgote.com/
• You will book there go lessons offered by plenty of teachers, of various strengths, who speak various languages.

Some other strong players that teach can also be found at:

• Feng Yun (9p), http://www.fygc.com/
• Mingjiu Jiang (7p), http://www.gomasters.com/
• Yang Yilun (7p)
• Guo Juan (5p), http://www.internetgoschool.com/ (faculty includes Jennie Shen 2p and Mingjiu Jiang 7p)
• Alexandre Dinerchtein (3p), http://breakfast.go4go.net/
• Tanguy Le Calve (1p), http://www.tanguy.le-calve.fr/
• Joey Hung (7d), http://www.egogames.com/, http://www.golesson.info
• Cornel Burzo (6d), http://www.golessons.com/
• Mirel Florescu (6d), http://learngo.world-go.org/
• Lucas Neirynck (6d), http://goschool.fr/
• Ben Mantle (BenKyo) (5d), https://www.patreon.com/benkyobaduk

See also

• Insei League on KGS: http://insei-league.com/
  • Has multiple teachers including strong amateurs (6d and 7d) and professionals
• KGS Teachers
• Review
• Teacher — A list of sites offering teaching