Gojira

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Let's see, I'm big, breathe radioactive fire, and stomp Tokyo a lot.

But besides that I'm a nice guy, really. :)

I play on KGS.


I'm thinking about starting a beginners guide so here are some thoughts.

The beginners guides here on Sensei's are "designed by commitee." They lack the pithyness and direction that a singler teacher can provide. This guy is aimed at raw beginners. People brand new to the game and those under 25 kyu could benifit from reading this.

Go is easy to learn but it can be brutal to "figure out," especially from cultures where it isn't common. Those people have never even seen one game played. This guide is for those of you who are new, trying to learn, and can't seem to figure out how to play well.

First, there are only four rules of go.

1. Placement. Two players take turns placing stones at the interesetions (called points) of an 19x19 gird. Black moves first.

2. Liberty. A stone or group of adjacent stones must always have at least one liberty (empty space) adjacent to it. If the enemey stones completely surround the group, the group is 'killed' and removed from the board.

3. Territroy. Territory is scored by how many points your group surrounds, plus the total number of enemy stones you have captured. (Japanese rules.)

4. Ko. A position may not repeat on the board, to avoid infinite sequences. If a play would recapture a single stone and result in a repeated position, then the player must play elsewhere first, and recapture on his next turn.

Learning

Learning go can be difficult, despite the simple rules. Therefore, we will learn proverbs to help us start. There are many well knowning proverbs. We will study those that are most applicable to the beginner.


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