Go Rules
The ko shape in Go explained: why an immediate recapture is forbidden, how superko works on this site, what ko threats are and how to decide a ko fight.
Scoring
Territory scoring counts surrounded points and prisoners; area scoring counts stones and surrounded points. How they differ, when it matters, and why.
Go Rules
In Go almost any empty point is legal. The two exceptions are suicide and repeating a position. How to recognise them and why they shape eyes and life.
Scoring
Seki is mutual life: two groups that cannot capture each other both stay on the board. How to recognise it, when to aim for it and how it is scored here.
Go Rules
What liberties are in Go, how groups share them, how capturing works on the edge and in the corner, and simple habits to stop losing stones by accident.
Scoring
Black moves first in Go, which is an advantage. Komi gives White extra points to balance it. Why it exists, why it is 7.5 here and how it shapes strategy.
Beginners
A practical path into Go for complete beginners: what to learn first, which board to use, how many games to play and how to avoid the usual early frustrations.
Go Rules
When to pass, why both players must pass, what to do with dead stones before the end, how the score is counted with area scoring and 7.5 komi, and resigning.
Go Rules
How handicap works in Go: extra black stones on the star points, reduced komi, how many stones to give, and how to play well with or against a handicap.
Go Rules
The complete rules of Go in plain English: the board, placing stones, liberties, capturing, ko, passing and how the winner is decided, with simple diagrams.
Scoring
On this site a Go game ends after two passes and the board is counted as it stands. Why dead stones must be captured first, and how to do it without losing poin
Endgame
Neutral points, or dame, belong to nobody at the end of a Go game. Why filling them matters under area scoring, and the hidden dangers of filling them.