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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Course Includes
17 Lessons 
21 Quizzes 
~ 2.5 hours Reviews
Great introduction to Go. The interactive quizzes inside of the video help to reinforce the content.
The introductory topics are so concise and well explained that not only is this one of the best beginner intros I would ever recommend but it seems like a delightful journey for more experienced players as well. Very well rounded course. It has a bit of everything laying down firm foundation but doesn't overstep (that would lead to confusion and hopelessness in the face of complexity).
Super helpful course! Outlining the 3 stages of the game and the intro to good and bad shape have helped to improve my midgame tremendously. I struggled a bit with some of the whole board problems, finding all the endgame moves on a a couple, and failing to identify neutral points on a couple others. I'll have to retake the quizzes in a few days to try for a perfect score.
the course is detailed at the right level, not too much to bore, not too little to not understand
it was so fun but it was very long
It`s a excellent course, thank you! You explain it clearly, friendly and positive, it`s fun to listen to it and very helpful!
I found this course challenging, but really rewarding when I finally figured out each solution.
The explanations were clear with easy to repeat strategies.
Excellent job.
Excellent course with all the basics to start playing on 13x13
Great course. The parts on seki and ko are especially helpful.
Really solid stuff, good for beginners!
Thank you Vadim! This course was a big help. I have been playing Go off and on for a couple of years now, but I did not have the fundamentals down. These lessons cleared up a lot of misunderstandings for me. I really appreciate them!
Great job Vadim and team! Loved conceptually learning the bite-sized chunks and then applying what I learned via the interactive quizzes. I would love to see a more clear relationship between the courses and the skill tree. Great job everyone!
The courses and quizzes are all so helpful and they're a lot of fun too. It helps me stay motivated!
I had already watched all the videos for this course on Youtube, but doing the actual course here with the quizzes and such has helped me a lot
This course is very informative and madenme familiar with many concepts and ideas. I really enjoy watching Vadim‘s explanations. I have to say it took me far longer than the expected 2.5 hours and I will definitively go back to some of the exercises and videos in the future. So it is worth the investment :).
What a great course! very engaging and the quizzes are a great complement to the videos, the course helped me understand numerous mistakes that I used to make regularly. Thank you Vadim, and thank you GoMagic!
Another great course by Vadim...as always
I received as gift from a Friend the silver membership. Follow these courses is a very fast and good way to grow. Each step is cleary explained, and making the exercise is important to become step by step more conscious of proper level