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
The only criticism I have for this excellent course is that it really should be in Silver tier, being elementary to learning to play well as a beginner.
This is an excellent introduction/building block to deepen understanding of the basic shapes for beginners. That said, it is somewhat diminished but the use of Gen AI images for emphasis at multiple points during the videos.
They are definitely shaping us up XD! Thanks for the great content, is nice to see why shapes are considered good or bad, and also to understand terms that are commonly used like "light" or "overconcentrated", getting a subscription was a great decision!
So good
Very good course. Not too dense, not overly simplified, just fun enough.
I've been playing go on and off for about four years now (mostly off to be honest, so I always find myself revisiting the basics). This is one of the best, if not the best, courses on shape I've come across. Vadim is an excellent instructor who links the concept being taught to other fundamentals of the game (shape and direction of play, shape and relationships between stones, etc.)
Fantastic and lots of fun 🙂
Good course. I really liked the comparisons with music.
Cubre las bases de la formas básica, lo que permite comenzar a tener una noción de como moverte por el tablero con mayor eficiencia, seguridad y como dice el video de una manera más hermosa.
Very useful lesson for improving your shapes in go 🙂
Excellent !
Great
Very comprehensive and useful course on how to use shapes
super good course
I honestly can't express my feeling completely because this was my second course and I feel very good at playing go even now. I am constantly recommending gomagic everywhere and also those courses. You guys are awesome, especially Vadim, you are a very good teacher <3
Great course! Helps a lot!!
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 😅
Good shape is timeless! This is an excellent course on one of the most essential topics for any kyu-level player.