The Fundamentals of Go on 13×13 — Remake

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Mastering core strategies and techniques

November 2023
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Welcome to the updated “Fundamentals of Go on 13×13” course.

This course is the perfect starting point for beginners who have just learned the rules of Go and are looking to understand the basics of strategy and tactics on a 13×13 board. It’s an essential foundation that will also prepare you for playing on the more complex 19×19 board.

Once you’re comfortable with the material in this course, we recommend progressing to the more advanced Deeper into the game of Go on 19×19, which is the final course of our elementary trilogy designed to guide you from not knowing the rules to mastering the fundamentals and reaching a solid 12-10 kyu level.

Don’t forget to check out our beginner’s guide for more helpful tips and information.

The video lessons (without quizzes) are freely available on our YouTube channel.

You can also purchase the full course with quizzes using GM coins in the Store.

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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.

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Course Includes

17 Lessons
21 Quizzes
~ 2.5 hours

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Posted 2 days ago

Really well structured for beginners to learn the basics. Explanations, videos and lessons are well rounded and built upon each other nicely. I liked all of it

Posted 3 days ago

Great course! I finally feel I got unstuck in some things I always made mistakes.

Posted 1 week ago

Absolutely helpful for a beginner

Posted 3 weeks ago

Great course. I wish there was more for opening, very information dense though

Posted 3 weeks ago

Great explanation of fundamental aspects of go.

Posted 3 weeks ago

Fantastic course. All is explained very clearly. Vadim is a great tutor!

Posted 1 month ago

A lot to learn, I will have to revisit this course, and I'm taking 19x19 next

Posted 1 month ago

Awesome! I saw this course once, played a few games and, after a while, I saw it again. I learn something new every time! I'm loving it!

Posted 1 month ago

Thank you Vadim and Go Magic. I learn so much as I work through the videos and quizzes, worth every penny!

Posted 1 month ago

This is a great course. This course taught me allot but I really had to put my thinking cap on for some of it, so I;m taking the review course before moving on to the 19x19 course. Thanks Go Magic for another interesting and informative course, and I have to say Vadim is a very good instructor.

Posted 1 month ago

A great course to do, and to review some time afterwards! Thanks Vadim and Gomagic!

Posted 1 month ago

Vadim is such a good teacher. I’ve worked through this course twice now, and I feel like I have such a good grounding for my Go journey to continue. My continued thanks to Go Magic.

Posted 1 month ago

Great form and great substance. This lesson was both educational and entertaining.

Posted 2 months ago

A great course for beginners. I believe that strategy section could be expanded a little more but maybe 19x19 course is the place for that.

Posted 2 months ago

This course was very helpful in making the step up from 9x9. Most other sources jump from 9x9 beginner/tactical lessons all the way to the daunting 19x19 board. The commented game was particularly helpful for showing how many of these bits fit together.

Posted 2 months ago

Great course and very good introduction before playing on 19x19, bravo

Posted 2 months ago

Clear explanations and great information!

Posted 2 months ago

awesome!

Posted 2 months ago

Great course!!

Posted 2 months ago

Easy and understandable course

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