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Go Resources on the Net

Please add your own site's URL. If you need another category, then just create it. Go Clubs and Associations are at Go Places. See also HomePages and Names In Go.

1. Portals, link collections and other general pages

[ext] Gobase.Org
Tons of tournament news, game records, articles, player biographies, go dictionaries, links and so on. Also offers a very educational replay feature where you can guess the next move in a professional game and get some feedback on how close to the right spot you are.
[ext] GoDiscussions.com
Forum site exclusively for Go players.
[ext] Go4Go
Another games database with the emphasis on Chinese professional Go. Some of the services are accessible only through payment.
[ext] Mr. Kin's go news
Asian go news and topics since November 5th, 2003.
[ext] Momoyama go news
Information about the events in the world of Big Title Go may be found out at Momoyama go news. Information is only up to November 5th, 2003, later news please go to Mr. Kin's go news above.
[ext] Go Games World
Asian Go news and commented professional games. English portal with strong ties to Chinese Go (Wei Q'i).
[ext] shy's go page
Lots of articles about Go, traditional Chinese only (BIG5 code). International games with chinese comments, such as Ing Cup, LG Cup.

BlackWhiteStones.com We share a passion in Go and would like to see more people outside the East Asian countries play this wonderful game. We are non-profit and we are not affiliated to any Go association or Club. [ext] http://www.BlackWhiteStones.com

[ext] China Weiqi Net
A portal in Chinese language.
[ext] Go-News
A news site to which readers can submit news. Not a wiki.
[ext] Go for beginners
Nikkai: Books,News and much more. In Spanish. Maintained by Horacio A. Pernía.
[ext] Go start for all
is the www.start4all.com concept brought to Go. It's the continuation of the Dutch Go Assiociation's link page. Maintained by Ger Hanssen.
[ext] French Go Links
Links from Belgium, France, Québec, Switzerland, U.S.A.,... At least a part of the website is in french.
[ext] The Go Link Explorer
A new, large, rapidly growing directory of Go links.
[ext] Newsgroup rec.games.go
The usenet usegroup about go. Also accessible and searchable via [ext] google groups.
[ext] FAQ for the newsgroup rec.games.go
General information about Go on and off the internet - a good place to start your search for more Go information.
[ext] Mind Sports Olympiad [ext] (MSO)
Has megabytes of info on chess, shogi, scrabble, etc., and of course [ext] go. Historical articles from John Fairbairn, lessons from Charles Matthews, old tournament reports, game records, biographic thumbnails of current pros, and more... it's a good thing. The news on international tournaments has been discontinued as of April 2001. DISCONTINUED
[ext] Harry Fearnley's Main Go (Baduk, WeiQi/Wei-Ch'i, Igo) Page
Another comprehensive Go web index on the Internet. DISCONTINUED
[ext] Ken Warkentyne's index
the most comprehensive go web index on the net. The list has not been updated since May 2000 though and the go commmunity is anxiously waiting for Ken to reactivate his efforts. DISCONTINUED
[ext] Dan's Go/Weiqi/Baduk Page
A number of general links, although the focus is computer go. CORRUPT LINK
[ext] Russian Go Portal

Russian news, photos, game records, tournaments etc.

[ext] 321Go (Dutch)
A Dutch website containing a very good study program with hundreds of problems of many sorts. Dutch Go players should really check this out!
[ext] ACHGO FORUMS (Español)

Forum open to anyone (who speaks spanish =P). You can visit and obtain study material at our study section, know the go news of Chile and South America, or simply come and say hi!

2. Introductory Go material

[ext] Go - The most challenging board game in the World
A very readable BGA introduction of 1999 as PDF. Covers everything from history to Rules.
[ext] Tel's Go Notes
First steps for people who know the rules of Go (or think they do), but don't see how that helps them become Go players.
[ext] Mindy Mc Adams' introductory pages
A well known introduction.
[ext] How to play Go
Download/view leaflet for complete beginners on how to play Go.
[ext] How To Play Go
Another tutorial for beginners.
[ext] Interactive Way to Go
Interactive Java tutorial, begins at the "50 kyu" level; available in many languages, including Esperanto.
[ext] The Wonderful World of Go
Flash introduction made by SL's own Scartol.
[ext] First Principles of the Game called Go
Introduction to Go - with 2000 slides!
[ext] Go: Life Itself
Very nice introductory article (history, philosphy, rules, ...)
[ext] Tips for Learning Go
Some thoughts on how to get started (as opposed to what the rules are).

3. Study

Study Assistance Software
another page on SL with study links and resources.
[ext] Ang-Yue Go School Study Guide:
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.
Drago
problem and game replayer, GNU Go client, SGF editor, kifu and diagram printer, Windows freeware.
[ext] GoProblems.com
More than 1000 well organized life-and-death, joseki, fuseki, endgame, etc. problems for you to solve, and you can contribute your own stumpers. Uses java.
[ext] Go Teaching Ladder
have your own games commented (see Go Teaching Ladder for more info)
[ext] Hitachi Tsumego
Each week Minoru Harada provides one easy and one hard Go-problem in this page.
[ext] Tsume-Flash
A Flash frontend for a growing database of Go Problems. Complete with an attractive playing interface, the ability to add/edit problems, and quick access to all problems through a sorted index. Come take a look.Requires Flash Player 6, and currently doesn't work without Internet Explorer. SiouxDenim:link seems to be dead, with nothing similar anywhere on the linked site.
On Yi Ch'ang-ho's website - [ext] Java applet with Life and death problems
You can use the java applet and try to solve the problems even without understanding korean. Select a problem on the list and click on the first button to the left for starting. When you think you have found the solution, click on the board and if the stone appears, you have found the correct move. If you can't find it, click on the third button.
[ext] Daily Yomiuri
A large (280) collection of weekly columns about Go. The level varies from absolute beginner to intermediate, mostly with problems. Especially check the links at the bottom for the older articles. The first 46 columns were written by Richard Bozulich, after which it was taken over by Rob Van Zeijst. Older columns have been lost at this page. Archives are linked from The Magic of Go Yomiuri Shimbun
[ext] Korean Times
A weekly issue in the newspaper. This is [ext] Baduk Made Fun & Easy, which has a column heading about mid-way on the Arts & Living page of the Korean Times. See Baduk Made Fun And Easy
[ext] uliGo
A program to practice solving life&death and tesuji problems. Some problems are available; you can also use your own problems (in SGF format).
[ext] kombilo
Kombilo can search for (both wholeboard or smaller) patterns in the .sgf-game collections you have on your hard disk. Very useful for studying, or just to browse throught your game collection looking for an interesting fuseki. It has also been discussed here on SL.
[ext] SGF to Printable format converter
Upload your SGF files here to produce printable diagrams of your games. Supports all board sizes and handicap stones, either black or white.
[ext] Samarkand GameBase
Janice Kim says "These games are the ones that I myself review and are focused on Korean internal matches and international professional games." Uses java; has a few known technical glitches. TakeNGive's criticism: the games lack date information / event information. ([ext] skip Janice's introduction)
[ext] Friday Night Files of Jan van Rongen
1400 games of Cho Chikun; 150 games of Yamashita Keigo; 100 Hikaru no Go related games and other study material.
[ext] Fuseki Info
Online version of the BiGo Assistant Profi - professional Go games database (more than 28,000 games). Contains game records, game lists, fuseki and joseki trees.
[ext] Go (Weiqi, Baduk) Rules
Thorough study of Rules, Commentaries, Examples, etc.
[ext] Goama
International Go Newsletter. Go news, theory, trick moves, commented games, go books and equipment reports, pro players interviews
[ext] Go game softwares
Windows and mobile(Palm, Pocket PC, Smartphone,Symbian, Java) go game softwares.
[ext] Tsumego, a Go problems mailing list
Receive each week 3 or 4 life-and-death problems set up by Fan Hui 2p, the best rated player in Europe. You will receive problems of various levels : 20 kyu, 10 kyu, 1 dan, and from time to time (roughly every two weeks) a 5 dan problem.
[ext] Sorin Gherman's Go lessons
series of articles/lessons by Sorin Gherman, amateur 6 dan

4. Saved (and commented) games on the Internet

5. Computer Go

[ext] Michael Reiss' page
probably the best informed and most recently updated list of computer go resources. (18 May 2002).
[ext] The Computer Go Ladder
[ext] Computer Go Bibliography
[ext] OpenGo
A workbench for programmers interested in the challenges of writing smart go opponents. Includes some built-in Go opponents for users to play, and has support for pipe and modem players.
[ext] Intelligent Go Foundation
The Intelligent Go Foundation is dedicated to the promotion of computer go.
[ext] SmartGo
A Go-playing program and SGF editor. The web site includes information on [ext] computer Go and on [ext] SmartGo implementation details.
[ext] David Mechner's page
[ext] The Burmeister-Wiles article (link broken)
[ext] BrowserGo (link broken?)
Play against GnuGo in your web browser.

See also Go Playing Programs and Computer Go

6. Sites to play Go

See Go Servers.

7. Miscellaneous

Go IRC channel
List of IRC channels about Go
[ext] SGF2print
A useful tool to create instant printable diagrams of your SGF files or LittleGolem move sequences. Works for all board sizes, handicap stones and pre-setup boards. Displays most game information as well.
[ext] The Art of Go
A small collection of digital art (made by Scartol) relating to Go.
[ext] Goban Screensaver
Plays back historic games (linux only).
[ext] The Goban
A forum (message board) created by Hikaru79 in 2004. Contains boards made for talking about go strategy, recent events, games, and just general chatter. Only about 34 members so far, it still has a long way to go.
[ext] Waller's Go/Baduk/Wieqi Books
We specialize in Korean Go Books with over 100 titles available, there are many Lee Chang Ho titles. A majority are in Korean text.
[ext] Pronounciation of Japanese Igo Terms
Pronunciation of about 200 Japanese go terms, in MP3 format.

[ext] Go books in english : A searchable bibliography of all books written in English

[ext] Go books in french
The Go books written in french, published in France, Québec, and Belgium. No books yet from Switzerland,...
[ext] Photos from Korea
Funny pictures from Korea
[ext] Photos from Russia
Go Game in Russia in photos
[ext] New Go forum with diagrams
International Go forum, sgf and jpg file supports

8. Go Organization sites

[ext] South African Go Clubs
News about Go in South Africa, along with occasional international news and commented games, as well as another link collection. There is also an associated [ext] wiki and [ext] image gallery

9. Other Wikis

(see also GoWikiWiki)

[ext] Sensei's Tournament Library
A European Go Congress Organisers Handbook
Tour Bus Stop
Visit other wikis (not necessarily related to Go)
Wiki Node

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