Life In 19x19

Hi,
The most important thing is to play : let him put stones on the board.

At the beginning, explain the capture rule, put one stone on the baord and let him capture it with four stones of the opposite colour. Explain that it works the same for several stones.
Define what is "atari" and what is a ...

jlt wrote:Some go problems, starting from very basic level: https://gochild2009.appspot.com/

That's what I am looking for. I find it's fun presenting some puzzle or riddle like go problems to new comers. Some of my friends like to that kind of brainstorming activity. Many thanks!

Hi tesuji, - rules
- capturing stones
- eyes (living group)
- ko Since eyes are not part of the rules, but rather a natural consequence of the rules, some people find it very enjoyable to discover eyes by themselves ( though capture Go, for example ). Ko is a fundamental part of the rules; and ...

Capture go is a nice introduction to go, I have the impression that it's the best first introduction to go for the majority of people :

1) it's easy to understand, the goal is clear and immediate, the first games are fast, and there is no "complicated" rule or counting
2) it teach capture, atari ...

Follow the tutorial on this site and play a couple dozen games against the 5x5 and 9x9 beginner bots directly in the browser:

https://www.crazy-sensei.com/?lang=en&location=rules

to quickly build the brain patterns for being able to see how many liberties you have and when things are in atari and ...

One of my friends expresses his interest in playing Go game. After searching on the internet, I suppose the book - Go, A Complete Introduction to the Game by Chikun Cho - is a good resource. Basically I would go through

- rules
- capturing stones
- eyes (living group)
- ko

In addition to these ...