Video Tutorial for the Game of Go - Part I, Overview (WeiQi, Baduk)

Part 1 introduces the game of Go to anyone who is curious about it. Parts 2 and 3 add details for people who plan to take up the game.

Hope you enjoy the tutorials!

Category:

Education

Tags:

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

[innkrebel]

Awesome video! I learned a lot, and the way you categorized everything made it both easy and fun to learn :) I have a question, though. At the game displayed at 4:01, what would happen if White played in the middle instead of Black? I don't think White would be allowed, because then it would basically be suicide on White's part, so that would basically make the group of White stones dead, right?

[GoshawkHeron]

@innkrebel I'm glad you liked it. You're basically right about both sides of killing your own group. In virtually every case this is a nonsense move and most rulesets disallow it. But you're also right that it doesn't have to be illegal, and in fact the Korean rules allow it; it turns out that if it is allowed then there are a few corner cases where it makes some sense - in some unusual cases you can actually get an extra ko threat from killing your own group (see part II about ko threats).

[darkmager111]

Impresive tutorial , Easy to learn !! could i translate your tutorial to another language?

[GoshawkHeron]

@darkmager111 I'd love to see these translated; in fact, I have some materials that would make translating easier to do and come out better. Let me get them together and I'll get them to you to look at.

[GoshawkHeron]

@ryosukekaneshiro Thanks for the input. Actually, both are correct - with "judgment" generally listed as preferred. There is a real typo in Part II, though. Makes you wish YT let you edit your videos...

[technicalerr0r]

@TheSdem The four arts of the scholar are:

- Qín (a musical insstrument akin to a guitar)

- Qí (The Game of Go)

- Shū (The art of Chinese calligraphy)

- Huà (Chinese painting)

its a slight mistake in the video, they are the Four arts of The Scholar, I think the poster has slightly confused his terminology with "The Four Treasures of the Study" (Brush, Ink, Paper and Stone)

[SuperAramis2000]

Wonderful Tutorial!

[bucetapussy]

very very good explanations.. thanks for the post. good job.

[krat0s77]

balance and judgement over calculation and capture nwo i see why chess is more famous...

[hyperflexharrington5]

Thanks for the tutorial. I tried to learn the game 10 years ago, but didn't have a teacher that could explain it this clearly. Never knew the game was about balance, not capture.

[TubeYouTricky]

Why is this not the FIRST video on explaining go? It's clearly the best, the best rated, the most comprehensive, and the most current (read: not from 1996)?

[grolich]

@Simpson654

Definitely not "essential". just recommended for many people. I've known many people who preferred to play on the 19x19 from the very beginning and it has not hurt them at all. It's just that most people find the large board scarier, or lack the patience to complete a full 19x19 game when they hardly understand it. Many people are fine with it.

Also calling it "competition-size board" is strange: even on friendly games on the net and in Go clubs, you'll be playing 19x19

[grolich]

@GoshawkHeron

Actually you have a small mistake. The Korean rules totally disallow suicide moves. Only the Ing rules allow them (of the commonly used rule systems).

Nice introduction.

[RebelAngel4321]

I prefer Skyrim..