How And What To Study
There is plenty of good Go material out there (including Sensei's Library ;-), so how do you determine what books, websites, professional games, ... are suited for your level and what kind of study habits are most effective?
1. Find yourself a teacher
at Go teachers
2. Self-study
A proposal for a path to follow by aspiring insei has been started at Teaching Paths. If you're looking for a guide to self-study, you want to read the Beginner Study Section.
Here are some links to individual homepages; these links will point you to the advice of some very strong players.:
David Mechner
David is an American 6 dan who studied for a year and a half as an insei (professional in training) in Japan. So he must have done some things right in his Go study, as he points out himself :-)
Robert Jasiek
Robert is a German 5 dan and an expert on rules and rulesets.
Sorin Gherman
Sorin Gherman is a Romanian 6 dan who also studied as an insei. His pages describe how insei train and contains some advice on what to do and not to do to get stronger.
Ang-Yue Go School Study Guide
Ang-Yue Go School Study Guide (pdf file): - Li Ang (3p) and Li Yue (9d) offer this study guide to help players improve; the suggested study plans go from beginners to dan players. It also includes a listing of the study material a Go player can use.