9,787 puzzles across the platform

Modes & stats

Solving modes

Ghost Mode

Train your reading: stones vanish after each move

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Timed Mode SOON

Solve puzzles against the clock

Free Navigation SILVER

Jump to any puzzle in a collection

Guests can solve the first 30 puzzles of each collection.

Takagawa's Tsumego by Takagawa Kaku 24k – 5d	A life & death collection created by the former Japanese Honinbo Takagawa Kaku	0268	24k – 5d	⋮ Details Reset progress
Guanzi Pu, Vol. 1 by Guo Bailing, Tao Shiyu 2k – 1k	A classic Chinese life & death, endgame collection originating from the mid-seventeenth century. Reorganized by difficulty.	0216	2k – 1k	⋮ Details Reset progress
Xian Ji Wu Ku, Vol. 1 by Lu Xuanyu 2k – 1k	A famous Chinese life & death, endgame collection created during the Ming Dynasty.	0129	2k – 1k	⋮ Details Reset progress
Fujisawa's Tsumego, Vol. 1 by Fujisawa Hideyuki 8k – 5d+	A life & death collection created by the former Japanese Honinbo Fujisawa Hideyuki	0163	8k – 5d+	⋮ Details Reset progress
Guanzi Pu, Vol. 2 by Guo Bailing, Tao Shiyu 1d – 5d+	A classic Chinese life & death, endgame collection originating from the mid-seventeenth century. Reorganized by difficulty.	0296	1d – 5d+	⋮ Details Reset progress
Yi Kuo by Huang Longshi 5k – 5d+	A classical endgame tesuji collection created by the legendary Go player Huang Longshi, published in 1710.	0240	5k – 5d+	⋮ Details Reset progress
Genran by Akaboshi Intetsu 5k – 5d+	A famous classic life & death, endgame Go problems created by Akaboshi Intetsu. Reordered by difficulty.	062	5k – 5d+	⋮ Details Reset progress
Sakata's Tsumego by Sakata Eio 8k – 5d+	A life & death collection created by the legendary Japanese Go player Sakata Eio, also known as Honinbo Eiju	0200	8k – 5d+	⋮ Details Reset progress
Xian Ji Wu Ku, Vol. 2 by Lu Xuanyu 1d – 5d+	A famous Chinese life and death, endgame collection created during the Ming Dynasty.	0256	1d – 5d+	⋮ Details Reset progress
Igo Hatsuyoron by Dosetsu Inseki 8k – 5d+	A classic life & death collection compiled in 1713 by the Japanese go master Inoue Dosetsu Inseki. Reordered by difficulty.	0183	8k – 5d+	⋮ Details Reset progress

Tsumego Collections

Whole books of Go problems in interactive form: solve classic tsumego sets problem by problem, track your accuracy, and come back any time — the board remembers where you stopped.

Classic Life & Death Collections from Go Masters

Practice tsumego from legendary professionals — Takagawa Kaku, Sakata Eio, Fujisawa Hideyuki — alongside centuries-old Chinese collections like Guanzi Pu and Xian Ji Wu Ku. Problems are organized by difficulty from kyu to dan level.

Modes & Features

Ghost Mode — stones vanish after you place them, forcing you to read without visual cues.
Free Navigation (Silver and above) — jump to any puzzle in a collection instead of going in order.
Shuffle — reorder the puzzles for a fresh run; your progress and position are saved per collection.
Every puzzle costs one energy (your balance is shown in the Modes & stats panel above).

Without an account you can solve the first 30 puzzles of each collection — sign up for free to unlock collections fully and keep your progress.

More Ways to Train

Collections are one of three puzzle sections on Go Magic. Level up individual skills in the Skill Tree, or take a Go test to measure your playing strength.