Go Shapes: Level 1

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What is a shape in Go? Let's find out!

June 2024
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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.

Teacher

Vadim Efimenko 4d

Amateur Go player and nerdy Go research aficionado. Co-founder of Go Magic.

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Course Includes

8 Lessons
12 Quizzes
~ 1.5 hour

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Posted 5 days ago

I have started using more shape moves and found that the opponent can’t break into my territory as easily.

Posted 1 week ago

Foundational! Feels like building a solid house brick by brick. As always, engaging and effective teaching style. Thanks!

Posted 2 weeks ago

Great content, thank you !

Posted 1 month ago

improved my understanding of fundamental go shapes

Posted 1 month ago

Great course by a great teacher !

Posted 1 month ago

mandatory knowledge for all go players.

Posted 2 months ago

Great course and references, maybe I’ll stop using the tiger’s mouth anywhere possible))

Posted 2 months ago

Very nice. I enjoyed the music-go part.

Posted 2 months ago

Great course! Especially liked the references to music and the knight story.

Posted 2 months ago

Loved the adventures of Willie the Wedger!

Posted 2 months ago

Really interesting course with nice puzzles along the lectures. Maybe only sometimes too much distraction with references to music, raw materials and knighthood 😉

Posted 3 months ago

Good course overall. Just wish child friendly language is used throughout this and other courses. While I’m not religious, it’s hard for me to recommend this course and Go Magic in general to children especially those in religious households because of the use of “god-damn” in the Tiger’s Mouth lesson.

Posted 3 months ago

Great course to get a better feel for the game!

Posted 3 months ago

great course, definitely will have to go over it again

Posted 4 months ago

Nice and clear, thank You Vadim. The quizzes sometimes give rise to more questions than the course answers but maybe that's the point 😉

Posted 4 months ago

nice

Posted 4 months ago

Fondamental !

Posted 4 months ago

A fundamental course and should be one of the first viewed

Posted 5 months ago

A good course to revisit several times...at least for me.

Posted 5 months ago

Shapes are a foundation for understanding the game

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