Every move counts in a game of Go, but some moves more then others. And there is a frame of moves that often go unnoticed. This frame stretches for only ten moves or so, but they can shift the entire flow of a game — alter the very turn of the heavens, as it were.
These moves consist of the edge between the civilized opening and the wild wild west that is the middle game of Go. Almost immaterial to the untrained eye, command over this short sequence of stones can give you the power to wrangle an unruly game back under control or give you a large lead as you gallop ahead into the next frontier!
In this course we will give you the tools to identify when this gap begins and ends and increase your awareness of the board position to boldly use this new know-how to transfer from opening tactics to middle scouting and fighting. Together, lets take our first step past the opening edge and venture into the middle game!
Suitable for: 14–5 kyu
Course Contents
Teacher
Course Includes
10 Lessons 
9 Quizzes 
~ 3 hours Reviews
While the 19 X 19 quizzes were difficult on a phone (a tablet would be ideal for these), the content of the course is fantastic! Matt does a great job introducing these concepts. I would love to know more about modern Joseki in a future course. In the meantime, I’ll be starting his direction of play course immediately. Excellent.
The middle game is a bear attack you cannot run away from and survive. It is the wild west. I appreciate these lessons in how important it is to be sensitive to when the opening is over and how vital it is to know what kind of game you are playing to adapt accordingly. The comparison between old territorial styles and modern quick play was interesting. Thanks!
I got a lot from this course. I'm right around 10 kyu, and middle game is one of my weakest skills. This course will be one I revisit multiple times.
I love how this guy explains things, he is so funny and engaging! The wild west vibe was great. The course mainly focused on spotting when the middle game begins and I think it can really help in making good decisions. However I feel like it could be much shorter. Sometimes there was a lot of talking but not much content to it. But I liked it anyway and will watch more Matthew's courses for sure.
Excellent course that improved both my understanding of the middlegame and also the opening
Matthew's courses are always great and unique. This one starts "slow" with some important abstract concepts that while exemplified on the board are still harder to understand or accept. But after, subsequent lessons really drive the point home. A lot of examples from meaningful games and though process explanation, also very rich in useful problems.
Good course
Found the lectures insightful and the problems and quizzes engaging. Learned a lot and am looking forward to revisiting it in the future.
Amazing course and great video editing too. So many deep thoughts after finishing.
Great material. A lot of harder fundamentals for the middlegame get explained in an easy to understand way. Also has a great part about AI and new moves. Changed how I play and elevated my game because it presents little parts of the whole one can just try in their games and slowly adapt instead of forcing whole concepts. Highly recommend.
Good content, I really like Matthew's teaching style and speed. I think it would've been useful to have a better thesis statement at the start on what exactly the middle game is. Though, in the end, the idea was effectively sketched out. This is more of a concepts course, so I don't think I immediately gained any strength, but it should have lasting positive effects on how I approach the game.
Great course! as all of Matt's ones, Thank you!
Very interesting !
To be honest, I was a bit lost at times. Might be that it was just due to my lack of understanding. But some stuff seemed oddly specific.
It's very difficult material. I felt more examples were needed.
I loved the pro game analysis with Matt, I'd love to see more of that!
I really like the way Matthew teaches. It's serious, but it's funny and deep. Very easy to understand and follow along.
Great course, excellent way to explain the impact of AI in the game Thanks a lot
Having learned Go long before AI, this course give very good insight on AI impact in opening speed, and on moyo or territory strategies
some parts are a bit slow ; interesting historical aspects