Game Reviews for Beginners
Let's review a few more games for extra practice
After learning the rules of Go or perhaps some basic techniques, it’s normal if you still feel that a lot of questions were left unanswered. In fact no matter how much you learn, there is an element of mystery that’s always there. In this course we’ll review a few more games on 9×9 and 13×13 and at the same time answer some of the most commonly asked questions on the basics of Go. Let’s lift the veil of mystery together.
Suitable for: 25–15 kyu. For those who just finished “The Rules of Go” or “The Fundamentals of Go on 13×13”.
A big thanks to our problem composer Hoàng for finding great example games for this course.
Course Contents
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8 Lessons
7 QuizzesReviews
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Great course. I think breaking the reviews into opening, midgame, and endgame worked well. And the quizzes picked up well on the lectures. If possible, I would love even more of the move followups with commentary. I learned a lot from going back-- even when I got questions correctly-- and playing the wrong moves to see the followups/punishments and read the explanations of why those moves fail
HelpfulI must say this course exceeds my expectation. The video's were informative, fun and not dry at all. Vadim really has a great teachers vibe which helped a lot. The extra quizes and assignments also helped consolidate what was learned. I think I also learned from some of the assignments as an addition of the video. Keep up the great work!
HelpfulGreat way to understand a go game for beginners.
HelpfulGood course for beginners
HelpfulThe course was very good for complete beginners, especially around the 30 kyu level. As constructive feedback, I felt it was extremely basic and didn't go beyond the fundamentals. Including a few extra concepts or slightly more advanced examples would make it more valuable without making it overwhelming for new players.
HelpfulMuy entretenido, abarca un poco de todo, muy bien dividido por etapas y tableros y dificultad. 🥇❤️
HelpfulGreat beginner course. Vadim is a great teacher. I still don't understand the motivation of some moves. I'd like to see more variations, but more variations would make the course more poorly paced. Maybe there could be some kind of supplement exercise pack to illustrate different mistakes.
HelpfulTerms such as sente, miai, tenuki have not yet introduced until this point. Better to include them in the previous 13x13 course. This course covers a lot of advanced details which makes it more difficult than the difficulty it is labeled.
HelpfulI did this course while 15 to 13 kyu, and throughout I felt I definitely was not ready for this course yet. This course pointed out many weaknesses and at times I felt overwhelmed. I did learn a lot from it, and I will return to it when I am stronger.
HelpfulVery good, though it expects us to know a few terms and techniques that weren't introduced prior.
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