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The Go Rules Section

  • strona-01The rules of Go — simple and simplistic
  • strona-02 — Description of standard board sizes
  • strona-03 — What does it mean to "surround things"?
  • strona-04 — Valid and invalid moves explained
  • strona-05 — A more detailed explanation of the Ko rule
  • strona-06 — Explains the other two specific position: bent-four and seki
  • strona-07 — What is so special about 19x19 board?
  • strona-08 — Explains the ranking systems, komi, and handicap
  • strona-09 — An example Go game on 9x9 board
  • strona-10 — The scoring process for an example position

The Go Basics Section

Chapter-01: Some Basic Concepts of Go

Chapter-02: About Connecting Stones

Chapter-03: About Killing Stones

  • strona-0301 — Some basic concepts - liberty, atari, and group
  • strona-0302 — Some simple killing techniques on 1st and 2nd line
  • strona-0303 — Common killing tesujis - shicho, geta, and snapback

Chapter-04: About Life and Death of Groups

  • strona-0401 — The basics of life and death - the concept of eyes
  • strona-0402 — Some more about life and death - the meaning of miai

Chapter-05: About Starting a Game