9x9 Example Game for Go Beginners

[@myboy_]

I appreciate that you will show sequences played out before rewinding the game. So many go guides will just say "dont want to do this/this is a trap/a ladder" Youre actually teaching beginners to understand WHY mistakes are mistakes instead of just telling beginners to memorize good & bad shapes

[@centaur6ify]

Your patient explanation encourages undisturbed consideration.

[@baatarbeifong7869]

I like playing Go-related videos in the background while doing work at home because of how the intense focus and thoughtfulness in every commentator/teacher's tone bring me back to a diligent mindset lol.

[@sktao7072]

wonderful that you are making videos for those who might just be starting to learn. great quality and clear explanation of the game! can still learn from videos like this after years of playing. also the links to your referenced videos is VERY helpful. thank you.

[@AntonyBarlow]

This is a great series of lessons for beginners. You teach with great clarity. Thank you!

[@hellblazerjj]

Thank you Michael. I really enjoy your videos.

[@TroyWon-xq7wi]

I almost never leave comments on videos, but I wanted to thank you for making these beginner videos. I bought my father a go set for father’s day, and I’ve been trying to learn Go! There are not that many resources online to learn, so I was really struggling. Your videos are excellent and informative. Thank you!

[@alatriste2222]

I'm loving this beginner series. I was completely clueless after learning just the rules. Regards from Spain.

[@hasde_fo]

Your channel is so great, I can't say how I'm grateful for your work!

[@BBrewster85]

These videos are great, thank you. Very new to Go and your tutorials are a big help.

[@Rubrickety]

Another excellent tutorial. Perhaps in a future video you can explain why black’s cut at the end doesn’t lose points even if it fails, as long as white responds inside. I remember this not being at all obvious when I was first learning (long ago!)

[@kinneyjoseph2]

If I understand your question correctly, it was a question I had recently that I can now answer. Black's cut forces white to respond inside their territory, so you may think this is reducing white's points because it is reducing the number of empty spaces. However, if black fails to form 2 eyes, then black's stones are considered captured, which GIVES white points. The number of points for white will not change from a failed invasion provided that white only plays an equal number or fewer stones than black does while invading. This way, each point white loses from filling their empty space with a stone is made up for by a point white receives from capturing black's stone. In the video example, black uses 5 stones to invade and white plays 5 stones to foil the attack, so the score does not change.

[@Rubrickety]

@@kinneyjoseph2 It was a suggestion for Michael rather than a question; I've been playing go for 35 years. :-) Your explanation is correct, though.

[@gesuntight]

@@kinneyjoseph2 thank you for this explanation, it's not at all obvious to a beginner

[@funk4t934]

I just received a set for Christmas and need to learn how to play ... this was very helpful .. thank you for putting this out!

[@MichaelRedmondsGoTV]

Just in case you missed it, the playlist link for more beginner videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLW5_cMTm0wvamCNX7qNoUqbXxeHt9n67i

[@ceej100]

What a great tutorial for a beginner! I have watched it multiple times and now used it to generate an annotated demo on OGS, so I can quickly review Michael's teaching.

[@marianom9729]

Excellent video Michael, I'm happy to have found your channel

[@salut730]

Very good videos ! Thank you so much, having a pro teaching is very useful !

[@robinfox4440]

Oh! I didn't know Michael Redmond was on KZbin! What a pleasant surprise!

[@jimmyb2113]

thank you

[@myboy_]

In that final closing fight, you said one would usually not bother attacking, since theres no way to survive within whites territory. This makes sense. It does make me wonder: every stone white places in their territory reduces their score, so could there be a situation where its worth it for black to do a suicide attack to make white waste territory defending? Is there a way to minimize captured stones while maximizing defending stones used by white? Or will the captured stones always balance back the score

[@Oscaro9928]

It almost seems like give the small size of the board the Komi should be less than 6-1/2 points

[@Sakuraigi]

Ok but why did black lose when he played fine? What non apperant mistakes did he do that cost him the game?

[@MichaelRedmondsGoTV]

This being the first example game in my beginner playlist, I was demonstrating some basic ideas such as starting with a move in the corner areas and building loosely connected shapes to build border lines for the territories. While these ideas were generally valid for all board sizes, they were not specific to the 9x9 board. Therefore, if one assumes strong players on a 9x9 with a 6.5 komi, Black was not playing actively enough in the first few moves.

[@sadhu7191]

That's crazy u could explain go to a kid even at your level wow. 16 kyu and it makes sense

[@pokerchannel6991]

9 x 9 is hard

[@JuleszTuri]

My only critique of this video as a beginner is that a 9x9 against and AI opponent will never go this way. I’ve almost never seen a game split the board as nicely as your examples without a violent invasion from your opponent. An ai opponent will almost always take the centre if they are black and almost always take a corner if you challenge them for the centre. As white AI will almost always invade your territory and the game becomes a huge mess. I see no value in playing human opponents because people are prone to mistakes and you’re either facing an opponent that is worse than you or you are playing an unwinnable game with hopes of an opening appearing.

[@suntzu6122]

You are a very good teacher! 😊

[@melihozkaya2411]

Thank you