Shapes in Go — this is one of the most beautiful concepts within the game. Making good shapes requires a fine balance of aesthetic vision and precision of execution. In a way, it is similar to the Japanese art of Ikebana – flower arrangement. With enough creativity and experience you will transform your games into black-and-white paintings. This is the first course in the Shape series.
Suitable for: 20–14 kyu. Right after learning the fundamentals.
A huge thanks to Tuệ Trần, Nguyễn Nam Hoàng and Hang Anh for their precious help with this course.
Course Contents
Teacher
Course Includes
8 Lessons 
12 Quizzes 
~ 1.5 hour Reviews
Good coverage of all aspects of shape
extremely good course
Very helpful course! Helped me progress from losing to my 1k instructor by 170pts to only 100pts 😅
While the target audience was less experienced than myself, it was interesting to use the lens of shape to see where the next stone should go. Too often I find out my last stone was rubbish. Play the shape move, not the one I want to work. I do see the pretty shape moves (and play them), but sometimes you have to take your medicine and play the ugly move if that is the best shape. Good problems!
This was an extremely helpful course on shapes, so now my highest rating in Go is 9 kyu.
Good and clear way to explain the shape concept. I learnt something!
I likes the concept of building larger “good shapes” from combinations of the 6 basic two-stone shapes
I finally understood at least something about shapes. Now I now what to look for in my games. thx!
Great course for discussing simple shapes. I would like to see more explanations on why some moves don’t work but overall the quizzes effectively support the content
great course with a lot of quiz. extensive comments to wrong answers are very interesting for learners.
As a beginner I think that learning good shape and shape combinations is very important. It helps make one aware of what to look out for in your games, what your opponent wants to make as well as what shapes you should aim for. I recommend viewers use the shapes in their games creatively and see what works and doesn't work in certain situations.
Very beautiful course. I really enjoyed it. Vadim is as always the best teacher. We want more courses like this.
An interesting course showing what the fuzz about shapes is all about. Not too complex but close to the fundamentals in a good way.
As an always good course, and besides the lectures being easy some quizzes were challenging
As always, a great course! It seems most useful to watch it almost immediately after mastering the rules. I hope to see more advanced courses on this topic in the future.
Pretty basic, but still good. I demand more courses on the topic!
I liked the videos, especially the one about shape alloys was illuminating. The quizzes left me puzzled more than once, though.
Another special course - very useful, catchy and funny. The story about the Black Knight and the music analogies are both captivating and insightful. Vadim's explanations make complex concepts easy to understand. Highly recommended for beginners!
I wish this course was available 30 years ago good work!
Great course! Helps a lot!!