Small board endgame problems

Whole-board problems on small boards (between 5x5 and 13x13) are often used to teach the combination of endgame counting, sequencing of moves and tesuji.

Small board endgame problems on SL

• 3x4 problems
• Endgame problem 24 (9x9)
• Endgame problem 25 (7x7)

Small board endgame problems in books and magazines

5x5 boards

• Go World Archive vol 82, 83, 84, 85, 93

6x6 boards

• Go World Archive vol 14, 15, 16, 17
• Rational Endgame chapter 7 diagram 1

7x7 boards

• Go World Archive vol 18, 20, 21
• Rational Endgame chapter 7 diagrams 8, 12

9x9 boards

• Get Strong at the Endgame: part 1 problems 1-3, 40-42
• Go World Archive vol 85, 86, 94

11x11 boards

• Get Strong at the Endgame: part 1 problems 4-39; part 4 problems 264-291
• Go World Archive vol 45, 51, 87

13x13 boards

• Rational Endgame chapter 9, five problems
• Graded Go Problems for Beginners
  • volume 1 problem 120
  • volume 2 problems 57, 58
  • volume 4 problem 143
• Go World Archive vol 88, 89, 90

Small board endgame problems at goproblems.com

• ferdi's problems (most but not all included in the collections below)
• 7x7 problems, started by ferdi but others have added new problems
• 4x4 problems, also started by ferdi

See also

• Endgame problems
• Different sized boards