The Fundamentals of Go on 13×13

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Language ENRU
You know the rules of Go but you have no idea how to play? This way!
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If you just learned the rules of Go, this course will teach you the basics of Go strategy and tactics on the 13×13 board. It will also prepare you to start playing on the standard 19×19 board.

When you feel that you have learned the contents of this course well enough, we recommend that you move on the final course of the trilogy — Deeper into the game of Go on 19×19. And don’t forget to check out this beginner’s guide.

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Teacher

Vadim Efimenko 4d

Amateur Go player and nerdy Go research aficionado. Co-founder of Go Magic.
Not enough magic? Vadim offers Go lessons

Free

Course Includes

15 Lessons
15 Quizzes
~ 2.5 hours

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Posted 1 week ago

Şimdiye kadar aldığım en iyi interaktif eğitim. Emeği geçenlere çok teşekkür ediyorum.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Incredible, graded, efficient and reinforced learning

Posted 3 weeks ago

Great course, very well structured - the quizzes after each chapter help a lot! It's much better than searching for random videos on youtube! And it's free! 🙂 No reason not to take it.

Posted 3 weeks ago

This course is a good general progression from the 9x9 board. It gently moves the student on to thinking more about the game with the bigger board. There are some good pointers, but also some quite tricky quizzes which ensures that one keeps learning new things and being challenged, without being overwhelmed.

Posted 4 weeks ago

Very clearly structured. Everything is explained in a clear way. It is fun to learn in this way.

Posted 1 month ago

Exceptionally well made course for beginning players who know the rules and want to start understanding tactics and strategy. The videos explain the material very clearly and the practice exercises after each one really help consolidate the main ideas. Thank you for a wonderful course!

Posted 1 month ago

Thanks a lot this helped the beginners in our club a loooot.

Posted 1 month ago

It is truly understandable and effective course to get into the depths of the Go.

Posted 1 month ago

The best introduction to the basic principle of Go.

Posted 1 month ago

It's really hard to find material of this quality to learn Go. Great pace, easy to understand explanations, and just the right bit of humor. Absolutely recommended.

Posted 1 month ago

Very fun course, will have to return to it a few times to solidify my understanding of the puzzles. Some of the puzzle explanations could've used a bit of extra wording, but that's really just my preference, as a beginner.

Posted 2 months ago

Another great course to keep improving. Really felt the step up from the 9x9 course!

Posted 2 months ago

Good point about the probably better attitude for solving Go problems.

Posted 2 months ago

Very cool practice

Posted 2 months ago

It was easy to understand and I like the practice problem after each lesson

Posted 2 months ago

This helped a lot. I see myself retaking this course later to refresh what I learned

Posted 2 months ago

Great course for beginners, easy to watch, easy to understand.

Posted 2 months ago

I'm new to go and this course has been so helpful. I am able to play with some confidence and the 13x13 board seems less daunting now. I was able to win for the first time after completing this course.

Posted 2 months ago

I am finally no longer afraid of the 13x13 landscape.

Posted 3 months ago

Excellent intro to the game, useful for both the 13x13 board and the wider tactics.

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