The Story of AlphaGo: How AI Conquered the Hardest Board Game
From Fan Hui to Lee Sedol, AlphaGo reshaped Go, tested human intuition, and opened a wider frontier for AI.
Go Articles
Go Strategy and Tactics: How to Maximize Your Win Rate at Every Step of the Game
The essential beginner’s guide to Go strategy and tactics – uncover the principles that govern efficient play and elevate your game to the single-…
Your Guide to the Japanese Women’s Go League
Learn everything about the Japanese Women’s Go Li League — teams, players, and games that define the 2026 season.
Frank Lantz: Why Go Is More Than a Game
Frank Lantz discusses Go as an art form — a game of simple rules, infinite depth, and beauty you can feel, not just see.
Learning from Pro autobiographies #3: Outside the Board: Diary of a Professional Go Player by Lee Hajin (a.k.a. Haylee)
Haylee’s diary shows amateurs to value a good kifu over wins, practice daily with purpose, and keep a healthy balance between Go and life.
🎥 The Power of Visualization: How to See Moves Before They’re Played
Visualization is one of those Go skills that often stays invisible until you realize how much it affects everything else. In this lesson, Jonas Welticke…
The First Stones: How to Teach Beginner Go Without Losing the Magic
Make first Go lessons joyful: use small boards, capture games, and stories; add rules only when they appear. Tips tailored for kids, teens, and adults…
Yukari Yoshihara: Go’s Greatest Ambassador
From prodigy to promoter: Yoshihara fueled the Hikaru no Go boom, won the women’s Kisei, and now grows the game as teacher, author and team manager.
Learning From Pro Autobiographies, Part 2: Go with the Flow – How the Great Master of Go Trained His Mind by Cho Hunhyun
Cho Hunhyun’s Go with the Flow reveals his path to mastery, life lessons, and the philosophy behind Korean Go’s global rise.
Janice Kim: A Life of Possibilities
Janice Kim’s inspiring path from Go prodigy to pioneer, teacher, and poker pro reshaped what’s possible in Go
