Video Tutorial for the Game of Go - Part 2, Playing (WeiQi, Baduk)

Part 2 of the 3-part series fills in points a Go newcomer needs to know to be ready to play.

Hope you enjoy the tutorials!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• go
• game
• weiqi
• weichi
• baduk
• tutorial

[ttthttpd]

Why would black be captured 4:30, wouldn't the empty space above that group count as a liberty? (The space in the 8th column)

[GoshawkHeron]

You're right that Black would not be *immediately* captured. The meaning there was that Black would be *inevitably* captured after that point. It's common in Go discussions to speak in this sort of "completed" sense once the outcome is essentially a done deal.

[warriorman396]

i thought the komi rule was 5.5 not 6.5

[GoshawkHeron]

@warriorman396 - The best value for komi is still being worked out, and different places use different values. Sometimes, in fact, a variable komi is used based on the exact rating history of the players, which can even be a negative number (!).

[19prodigy85]

I just strazed and there is one thing I don´t understand. Why can´t at 3:00 blacknot just start playing behind the white line? Me and my friend always end up filling up the opponents corridor.

[GoshawkHeron]

The problem is that there's not enough room there to make a group with two eyes so it can live. Well, it would be possible if you could make about a half-dozen moves in a row, but remember you have to do it while the opponent is trying to stop you! To get a feel for this, try out some beginning life-and-death problems - there are good books and web sites for this. Many players love working these puzzles - they're like "Sudoku for Go".

[GoshawkHeron]

@hasnamaste Sorry for the delay in posting the subtitles for this part. They should be working now.

[BoredAV]

Understand the rules of Go but still suck at it? Watch the end of this video (7:50 to 9:25). He is correct about the common newbie mistakes and seeing the visual explanation will help teach you what to avoid. This is an excellent tutorial but the end is what will really help you improve your game.

[SuperAramis2000]

@SuperAramis2000 I just noticed this was said in an earlier comment. Sorry!

[SuperAramis2000]

Small point -dan is pronounced "don" not "dan".

[Trotskisty]

@steve201314 :

The rules themselves are simple enough. It's how you build on the rules that makes the game complicated.

[Trotskisty]

A great continuation from Part 1 -- with the understanding that you're trying to reach adults and youth here. Getting kids to play would AFAIC require a different approach.

[USERNAMEKLEMPTOR]

im pissed at this game.... im 3000000000000 kyu for littlest things

[mariowolf903533]

i learned a lot and i got a Go board and stones and me and my dad played and i won thank u for teaching me

[Shahal1]

These are great thx

[abelhenry]

Thank you - very nicely presented.