Frequently Asked Questions

   
  • 1. What is Sensei's Library?
    • 1.1 Who writes Sensei's Library?
    • 1.1 Can anyone edit pages?
    • 1.2 How do I edit pages?
    • QuestionsAskedOnSL
  • 2. What is Go?
    • 2.1 What are the rules
    • 2.2 Brief history
    • 2.3 etc...

RGG FAQ Merge

This is the starting point for the RGG FAQ merge project.

The goal of this project is to turn the old Editable RGG FAQ into an up to date general Go FAQ for Sensei's Library. The (non-editable) RGG FAQ pages are to be kept for historical purposes, but since the RGG FAQ is no longer being posted to rec.games.go, updating it is no longer useful, and the editable version is superfluous.

DONE

TODO

Add suggestions on how to handle certain sections in italics at the end after the long dash (—)

  • Part 0.: Welcome — nothing to do
  • Part 1.: Go in general — nothing to do
    • 1.1. What is this game? — merge with what is go
    • 1.2. What are the rules? —
    • 1.3. A brief history of Go —
    • 1.4. Why has this game got so many names? —
    • 1.5. Does perfect play exist? — dubious
    • 1.6. Does komi and handicap change with board size? —
    • 1.7. What is a 'Dan' or 'Kyu' player? —
    • 1.8. What is a handicap and how is it used? —
    • 1.9. Does Go have an equivalent to ELO rating? —
    • 1.10. Why is the standard board size 19x19? — a lot of rationalizing instead of saying what is known
  • Part 2.: Real Life play —
    • 2.1. How can I play in real life? —
    • 2.2. How do I find a club close to me? —
    • 2.3. How are tournaments organised? —
    • 2.4. Equipment: books, boards, stones etc. —
    • 2.5. Can I make my own equipment? —
  • Part 3.: Internet Play —
    • 3.1. Can I play on the internet? —
    • 3.2. How do I find a Go server? —
    • 3.3. How do I find clients? —
    • 3.4. How do I act towards someone I cannot see? —
    • 3.5. What does 1/5 or 1/10 mean? —
  • Part 4.: Improving and teaching —
    • 4.1. How can I improve? —
    • 4.2. Which parts of my game need improving? —
    • 4.3. What rank am I? —
    • 4.4. I am x Kyu. Which books should I read? —
    • 4.5. Using the Newsgroup — not part of a general Go FAQ
    • 4.6. Posting positions to the Newsgroup — not part of a general Go FAQ
    • 4.7. Who can comment my games? —
    • 4.8. What is the Go Teaching Ladder ? —
    • 4.9. What is Sensei's Library? —
    • 4.10. Teaching Go —
    • 4.11. Are there Goproblems on the web? —
  • Part 5.: Aspects of the game —
    • 5.1. Counting at the end of the game —
    • 5.2. Counting whilst the game is in progress —
    • 5.3. Recording Go games —
    • 5.4. What are miai and deiri counting? —
    • 5.5. What is reverse sente? —
    • 5.6. What is a false eye? —
    • 5.7. What is a kofight? —
    • 5.8. What is all this about shape? —
    • 5.9. Where do I play my first stone? —
  • Part 6.: Computer Go —
    • 6.1. Is there a program which . . . ? —
    • 6.2. What is an .sgf/.mgt/.go etc. file? — merge with internet go
    • 6.3. How strong are computers? — update
    • 6.4. Which is the best computer program? —
  • Part 7.: Slang and expressions —
  • Part 8.: Other internet resources —
    • 8.1. General Webpages —
    • 8.2. Mailing lists —
    • 8.3. Beginner sites —
  • Part 9.: Various themes —
    • 9.1. Copyright —
    • 9.2. Unusual gobans —
  • Part 10.: About this FAQ —

This is a copy of the living page "Frequently Asked Questions" at Sensei's Library.
(OC) 2009 the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.
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