Beginners

Beginners

Why Start Go on a 9×9 Board: Faster Lessons, Clearer Mistakes and an Easy Step Up to 13×13 and 19×19

Why almost every Go teacher starts beginners on 9×9, what the small board teaches that the big one hides, and when to move up to 13×13 and 19×19.

28/09/2026 5 min read

Beginners

Playing Go Against the Computer: How to Choose a Level, What the Computer Teaches and How to Beat It

How to get the most out of playing Go against the computer on this site: choosing between the four levels, 9×9 or 13×13, and turning losses into lessons.

28/09/2026 5 min read

Beginners

How to Start Playing Go: A Simple Path From Your First Stone to Your First Real Game

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.

27/09/2026 5 min read

Beginners

Your First Month of Go: A Week-by-Week Plan With Board Sizes, Daily Practice and What to Focus On

A realistic four-week plan for new Go players: which board to use each week, how many games to play, one key idea per week and how to review your losses.

27/09/2026 5 min read

Beginners

Common Beginner Mistakes in Go: Ten Habits That Lose Games, and a Simple Fix for Each One

Ten mistakes almost every new Go player makes, from saving dead stones to crawling on the first line, with a clear and practical fix for each one.

27/09/2026 6 min read

Beginners

Capture Go for Beginners: The Five-Minute Game That Teaches Liberties Faster Than Any Book

Capture Go, also called atari Go, is the classic teaching game: first capture wins. How to play it, why it works so well and when to move on to real Go.

27/09/2026 5 min read