Every move counts in a game of Go, but some moves more then others. And there is a frame of moves that often go unnoticed. This frame stretches for only ten moves or so, but they can shift the entire flow of a game — alter the very turn of the heavens, as it were.
These moves consist of the edge between the civilized opening and the wild wild west that is the middle game of Go. Almost immaterial to the untrained eye, command over this short sequence of stones can give you the power to wrangle an unruly game back under control or give you a large lead as you gallop ahead into the next frontier!
In this course we will give you the tools to identify when this gap begins and ends and increase your awareness of the board position to boldly use this new know-how to transfer from opening tactics to middle scouting and fighting. Together, lets take our first step past the opening edge and venture into the middle game!
Suitable for: 14–5 kyu
Course Contents
Teacher
Course Includes
10 Lessons 
9 Quizzes 
~ 3 hours Reviews
It's very difficult material. I felt more examples were needed.
I loved the pro game analysis with Matt, I'd love to see more of that!
I really like the way Matthew teaches. It's serious, but it's funny and deep. Very easy to understand and follow along.
Great course, excellent way to explain the impact of AI in the game Thanks a lot
Having learned Go long before AI, this course give very good insight on AI impact in opening speed, and on moyo or territory strategies
1st part is too much storytelling. But 2nd part is quite useful
As a Pre-AI student myself, this course did a great job of comparing how past masters played to how AI and the modern game looks at these positions today, and what has changed with AI. It also dives deeply into how different a moyo-style game and a territory-style game looks since AI. I considered it pretty eye-opening, though moreso for those unfamiliar with pre-AI games
I really enjoyed the second half of the course, but the first half seemed a little bit long-winded. The topic is difficult to approach so I appreciate how Matthew was able to explore it in his own style.
This is the sort of material that can be a slog when reading Go literature and playing out examples, i.e. "old style" study. But the Go Magic style of interactive learning and Matthew's engaging presentation of this material is downright pleasurable! And, bonus--the instant feedback from the quizes gives one a sense of accomplishment (or at least progress). This old dog IS learning new tricks!
My first impression of Matthew as an instructor was he seemed really geeky/a little corny, but he taught a surprisingly engaging and interesting course. There were some really helpful tidbits about direction of play and recognizing/understanding different styles of play. Great course!
great course
This course goes over different playing styles, comparing the old way of playing and the new era
Interesting course with good explanations and fittng quizzes. I liked it a lot.
The explanation of moves is very helpful, especially the reference and transition to AI origin. The info of when and why to transition to the middle game was very instructive and beneficial.
He is a great teacher! This has been one of my favorites of all the courses.
He is a great teacher! This has been one of my favorites of all the courses.
To present the interesting middlegame with modern AI and traditional play in such a vivid way is remarkable. It's nice to see a 3,000-year-old game modernising itself, which is the guarantee that it will never be dead.
Very interesting course with a topic I haven’t seen before. But difficult and abstract. It covers a phase of the game I find very hard to, so I loved the examples and principles.
Although I am a 4kyu, having read a lot of Go theory (maybe playing too little), I have had a hard time grasping the principles of the transition between opening and midgame. This course really helped me on how to think about this topic! Thank you so much!
To be honest, I was a bit lost at times. Might be that it was just due to my lack of understanding. But some stuff seemed oddly specific.