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Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Learning Go from scratch
• Playing on OGS
• Black to Play problems
• Reviewing with AI
• 101Weiqi Progressive problems
• Playing IRL
• Rough equivalence of Go ranks to Chess ranks

Learning Go from scratch

• Rules - Rules at learn-go.now.sh
• Basic Tactics - Basic captures, nets, ladders, etc.
• More basic tactics - Mark5000’s Tactics Tutor – basic instincts of hane at head of two etc.
• Basic Life and Death - Mark5000’s tsumego
• Basic Stone development - Mark5000’s stone development

Playing on OGS

• You must create an account to play.
• Go to Play screen, use Quick Match finder. Turn 9x9 on and 19x19 off, and pick 3m+10s.
• Challenging a friend:
  • Search (last spot in top row menu)
  • Type first part of their name
  • Click their name
  • Challenge

Black to Play problems

• Black to play

Reviewing with AI

• KaTrain GUI (comes with KataGo engine) to review games with AI

101Weiqi Progressive problems

• Now with English translations!
• 101weiqi
• Skill Test (Timed 45s problems)
• untimed problems - automatically adjusts to your level

Playing IRL

Go Board Go stones

Rough equivalence of Go ranks to Chess ranks

• Traditional amatuer ranks start at 30-kyu and work up to 1-kyu. Then dan (black belt) ranks start from 1-dan and go up.
• Professional players have a separate rank system 1-dan (1p) to 9-dan (9p).
• Every server/organisation has very different difficulties for ranks
• These assume OGS ratings. Asian servers (Fox etc) and AGA is easier, EGF harder
  • 30k-20k = Beginner
  • 19k-10k = Casual player
  • 9k-1k = Club player
  • 1d-3d = Expert
  • 4d-6d = NM
  • 7d+ = IM
  • 1p-9p = GM