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The Main Principles of a Glorious Opening

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Let's make the first few steps in the opening and learn about some of its intricacies.

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Fuseki is the most creative and enigmatic part of the game. There are thousands of options and you never know what this or that move will lead to. How to build a strategy at the beginning of the game?

In this course you will discover which moves in the opening are considered big and which ones are even more important than that. We will take a look at efficiency, choosing a favorite opening and some of the ideas behind the classic opening moves.

Suitable for: 16–7k who are already familiar with the main principles of playing on 19×19.

Teacher

Vadim Efimenko 4d

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

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Course Includes

9 Lessons
7 Quizzes
~ 2.5 hours

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Posted 3 days ago

Really helpful 👍

Posted 2 weeks ago

Great course! Very helpful.

Posted 2 weeks ago

What a great course ! VERY USEFULL. I really liked the 2 last chapter on IA and Strange opening. I would have loved some example of start of the game with the 5-5 or the tengen or the wall in the center. How solid could it be ? Incredibly fun at least ;).

Posted 1 month ago

Very helpful, but I would like simple quizzes (at least on the historical openings) for the second part of the course.

Posted 1 month ago

I know I'm fairly new to Go, but I find myself saying it yet again...another course I'll need to take a few more times. There's soooo much information that is being covered.

Posted 1 month ago

Very helpful.

Posted 2 months ago

Fantastic course. It teaches all the principles in a way that prevents from getting attached to them, keeping the game of Go dynamic and alive. You learn to think for yourselves as well as relying on principles when you are lost. I highly recommend this course.

Posted 2 months ago

What an enjoyable course! All concepts were beautifully explained.

Posted 3 months ago

I learned a lot from it

Posted 3 months ago

I enjoyed the course. It has a lot of good, practical information I've been able to apply immediately in my latest games and my game reviews. Having the 5 tiers in mind, helps keep me focused and better able to select solid, big moves consistently. I especially liked the section on urgent before big moves; this idea will help in all stages of the game.

Posted 3 months ago

Efficient and clear. Really good. It gives the bases and also ideas to explore later.

Posted 4 months ago

Really great course to follow ! Explanation are clear and complete, after this course we definitely want to go further !

Posted 5 months ago

Great course. Vadim is the man

Posted 5 months ago

Muy bueno, cubre las bases de la apertura, es dinámica y simple de internet, aunque complicado de llevar a la práctica, es un curso que retomaré en el futuro, aunque en mis partidas he notado un mejor resultado en cuanto a la fortaleza de la apertura para el medio juego.

Posted 5 months ago

good job, sometimes i would like to be able to play the quizzes until the end when i´m wrong so that i understand why i´m wrong.

Posted 5 months ago

Excellent !

Posted 6 months ago

supergood course 🙂

Posted 6 months ago

My understanding of the opening has become so much broader. I have been able to wire my thinking into the fundamental principles and most importantly ensuring I have a stable base before attacking. I highly recommend this course, as it has helped me jump from 19kyu to 13kyu in 1 week. Thank you Go Magic Sensei.

Posted 6 months ago

Great for those who want to get an idea about what a good opening should be like. This course was very informative for me.

Posted 7 months ago

Very fun course! It got me really thinking about the importance of sente, as well as how to improvise based on the situation on the board as it evolves. It have me the confidence to break away somewhat from the standard openings my teacher is so fond of, which seems to be working well so far in one of my games against a more advanced student.

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