The Rules of Go

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Language ENRU
Subtitles EnRuFrItEsArElNo

Go starter pack

October 2022
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In this course you will learn the rules of Go in all of their simplicity and splendor. 

The rules of Go could in fact be presented in a single video lesson. This course however has a different purpose. It is meant to make sure you can play your first games even without a teacher standing over your shoulder. Not only will you learn Go rules but you will also acquire some basic Go skills. All of this will help you have more fun playing Go and maybe even get your first wins.

After learning the rules of Go, we recommend trying to play a few games (on a 9×9 board) and then proceed to the next course — The Fundamentals of Go on 13×13. Also take a look at this beginner’s guide.

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Teacher

Vadim Efimenko 4d

Vadim Efimenko is a co-founder of Go Magic and the creative force behind its fun, festive, and modern feel. A Go enthusiast since 2006, he focuses more on research and exploration than tournaments—though he holds a 6 dan rank on Fox and has competed as a 5 dan amateur in China.

A professional linguist, Vadim speaks English, Russian, Chinese, and some French. He studied Go in China with pro Yan An 7p and spent five years living and working there. Beyond Go, he enjoys traveling, discovering new cultures, and playing riichi mahjong. At Go Magic, he leads content creation efforts.

Course Includes

7 Lessons
11 Quizzes
~ 45 min

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Posted 3 hours ago

5+

Posted 9 hours ago

I love how interactive the course is! It helps build the basics and with the quizzes, it reinforces them. Vadim's explanations are clear and concise

Posted 2 days ago

Great introduction to the basic rules of Go. Videos are nicely shot and edited, quizzes are helpful too.

Posted 2 days ago

Surprisingly good editing tbh

Posted 3 days ago

A good introduction course. The videos' production value are really nice.

Posted 4 days ago

Vadim does an excellent job, not only does this website look modern and great, he is also a terrific teacher, and it is wonderful how well the whole experience of learning is made. Kudos to all who work on this journey.

Posted 5 days ago

Go oyununu merak edenler için onların kafalarını fazla karıştırmadan sade bir şekilde bilgi alabilecekleri bir kurs olmuş.

Posted 6 days ago

Great intro to Go! I appreciated how it covered not just the rules, but also history, terminology, and core strategy in very digestible segments. The quizzes after each segment were also great for reinforcing concepts. Looking forward to starting the next series!

Posted 1 week ago

Great for beginners, easy to understand.

Posted 1 week ago

Excellent explanation and teaching

Posted 1 week ago

Great teaching.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Very clear and interactive tutorial with many possibilities of trying out the lessons learned in interactive sessions

Posted 2 weeks ago

Insanely good production quality, thank you! 🙂

Posted 2 weeks ago

good introduction, especially as a starting course intended on building up to follow up courses

Posted 2 weeks ago

The perfect course to start in the world of Go!. Thank you Vadim!

Posted 2 weeks ago

finding GoMagic this early in my dive into the Go world has been a bless. A lot of quality content, resources and tool, most of it for free. For sure i'll buy a course in the future when i know what i want to learn specifically, is the least i can do for GoMagic

Posted 3 weeks ago

The atari bot challenge took way too long to make moves, but other than that; the video was great at supplying needed information to learn the game

Posted 3 weeks ago

I like the video explanation and then been able to practice on hand what was taught.

Posted 4 weeks ago

A really great introduction to the game of GO! Also, super fast answers to my questions. Thank you!

Posted 4 weeks ago

Lots of fun and very satisfying and rewarding i don't want it to end

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