Learn To Play Go! A Guide for Beginners

[@cynthiaappleton9480]

My boyfriend got the game and he’s been reading the instructions for a couple of days. I suggested he go on KZbin and learn how to play, he said no. So I am going to go on KZbin and learn how to play it before he does🥰

[@danielyuan9862]

Why did he say no? It just sounds like he doesn't want those days he spent on reading the instructions to go in vain lol

[@blindknitter]

Men. 😅 Has he figured it out yet?

[@archangelnova8984]

@@blindknitter it's been a year, I should hope so 💀

[@policom92]

I want to know how this unfolded.

[@fredlongstar5204]

@@danielyuan9862 a year ago but there's just this pride for some people who likes to form their own strategies before looking up a strategy guide.

[@otcgunars]

I'm 60. My older brother showed this to me 50 yrs ago. I just bought this game after watching this video... thank you. You explain it well....

[@plrc4593]

The game is beautiful, though it's extremely hard for beginers. I'm just trying to learn it.

[@keleheart6632]

Me: *angrily finding this video after loosing like 40 times in a row thinking this shit was gonna be simple*

[@blubbfisch98]

that's literally me! :'D

[@AvonaStar]

When I started playing, the ones teaching me told me, "Just lose your first 100 games." So yeah, my expectations were appropriate for the game...

[@thomasmalone.4682]

Hi Kele, do you know what program In Sente is using?

[@AvonaStar]

@@thomasmalone.4682 It looks like KGS cgoban to me but I could be wrong. Looking at the KGS website, it seems that they've updated what program they use. KGS is the premier go server for the west.

[@thomasmalone.4682]

@@AvonaStar Hi Avona, thank you very much for your response to my question. Peace.

[@jamesfleming1155]

Dude you explained this SO well. No wonder I was losing so bad to easy computers. I was interpreting the rules wrong. You have a real knack for teaching. This video is extremely clear thank you so much.

[@seanfaherty]

been there

[@sarpaktug6760]

Always nice to see young people taking time to not only learn but also teach stuff like Go. Nice video, helped me big time!

[@sinyorm7878]

oynuyo musun hala go

[@pxpq]

ya bsg

[@hadademian2752]

enteresan bir manzara değil mi, beni de buraya şibumi sürükledi...

[@maxlight4851]

❤

[@LaGERISUNDERWOODBELL]

I'm seriously addicted to a Netflix K-drama called "Misaeng," and the protagonist processes everything in life--good and bad--through his understanding go/baduk. So that's what brought me here. You're a fantastic teacher! Thanks!

[@gameofgo9172]

We watched it too! 🖐 We built a game out of this. Wanna play a game of go with us? 😁

[@TheChrislewis1989]

@@gameofgo9172 i mean I'll play, but I'll destroy you easily! Js!

[@amanahmed6057]

is this series good , i am going to download this

[@anthonymessina9492]

I downloaded a go app from the play store. Lost several times. I then watched this video...played my game and won the first match! Good job 👍👏👌

[@kyleslifestyle8541]

Tried playing at 1st grade level... lost by 88 pts. Swore I was kicking ass.....

[@helloworld4404]

I lost by 87.8 points on level 5. : (

[@pretzelschannel6595]

om I can't even get a single one-

[@shadowqueen5044]

I tried that too. I lost by 32 points but Welp I tried xD

[@begumz.8427]

same...

[@frozenpeak1524]

Me: its just a game of circles how hard can it be? 20 minutes later: *what*

[@moontan91]

hahahaha ! : ))

[@christianhaug9865]

I've watched several videos trying to learn the basics of the game, and none have explained the game as well as you have. Not only are your examples varied, but your explanation and effort to provide additional info within every example is very welcome. Separating all of the intricacies into two, succinct rules from the beginning, (Territory and Capture) really helped me understand the concepts to follow in a way that other guides have failed to do. Great work. Thanks for teaching me!

[@Kapuzenwurm]

Dude, for the last 24 hours i was trying to figure out on how that game worked and finally someone explained it. Everyone kept saying that its about capturing, but acutally its about areas which leads to capturing, i was so confused the whole time. Thank you so much!!

[@TheChrislewis1989]

It's about area control! But yes area which leads to capturing without losing area is definitely a plus!

[@madarhashi767]

I have ever tried and didn't even know this game but tonigh I search a lot of websites and i find u, u explain clearly for know I will play and try it and thank man

[@DaynePeachman]

This was awesome, thank you. As a chess player I've known about Go forever, but never really looked into it. I saw that beautiful documentary about AlphaGo against the incredible Lee Sedol and got intrigued. I really want to try it out but I'm still very much intimidated by the game.

[@hanwentian8096]

No need! You don't have to be so dmeanding to yourself. Just be good enough to have fun and find new friends and you are good

[@timhorton8085]

As someone who's awful at chess and slightly better at GO, i can say from solid experience that its much more enjoyable to play GO at a low level than chess.

[@paulgibby6932]

15:13 "You can start your Go journey. And it will be great!" Thanks. Excellent video/tutorial

[@pablodiaz5492]

Skip the first minute and 1/2 and just start at 1:29. Nice job with the explanations and examples.

[@3ggshe11s]

Thank you for this. My wife and I have a Go board but haven't played in years. I was looking for a refresher video, and most of them talked way over my head. You made everything really easy to understand. Kudos.

[@storytime4344]

This is one of the best, informative, in-depth "beginner Go videos" I've seen, thank you. AND it's a series!? Awesome.

[@g22lrcvrsld]

At 18:08, why is black able to play? It’s not immediately capturing white and it doesn’t have any liberties. So should black not be able to play there?

[@g22lrcvrsld]

Is it because it extends his liberty?

[@brendabalanced9957]

I just finished watching the drama Hikaru no Go and was inspired to learn more - so glad I stumbled upon your beginners guide. It has very clear instruction and pacing such that I am now eager to get a board and start the journey.

[@seanfaherty]

still playing ?

[@brendabalanced9957]

@@seanfaherty

[@Development1234]

Where did you watch the anime. I didn't find it on Netflix.

[@freshcupofjoel]

Thank you for making this series. I enjoy playing physically and not many of my friends like to play because I am an awful teacher (and barely knowing myself) so i would have the upper hand 90% of the time. (Not a gloat) This series has been instrumental in helping my friends and I enjoy this wonderful game!

[@timdowd2345]

Thank you! I've been trying to learn and all I've found online are super confusing videos. This is great, explains the basic comments better than anywhere else I've found. Thank you.

[@jamesdonohoe7014]

Thank you for putting this video together. At the 7-8min mark you explained something that I have tried to find in countless other videos and books. Much appreciated!

[@WebsterMcN]

Sending this video link to my 11 year old nephew - hope to learn the game WITH him :) Im an old time chess player but love the depth that go has always promised!

[@Kristofur77]

In Knives out, the game Go was indirectly involved in a murder mystery, looks like a fun game. Was seeing how it's played.

[@HobbitGaming]

Same

[@WargameCentral]

Love that movie

[@noahzegart5190]

That’s where I heard it

[@abcGates]

Same. I had never heard of it before Knives Out. It looked interesting. Teach me.

[@Kristofur77]

@@abcGates Still haven't learned 😕 no excuses! Wiith all this stay @ home protocol, desire hasn't left to play.

[@codeoftheprogrammer7171]

This by far the best introduction to Go that I've found. Thank you for such a clear intro with great examples.

[@cellcrazy1]

You’re a fantastic teacher

[@dave72f]

Thank you. I was trying to learn with OGS and could not get past the defend tutorial 3 to create 2 eyes before watching to the end of your video.

[@devindodge8648]

I'm a near expert chess player who heard about Go through the grapevine. So now I'm here to learn as a white belt in your Go Dojo

[@lavtekk2086]

Another SU&SD fan over here. Saw their video, and went "humm.. I'm good a chess, this looks simple". Well, it is not. Perfectly clear introduction, thanks a lot for sharing!

[@elofkjellson3906]

I just recently got a nice Go starter set from Yellow Mountain Imports due to me remembering how much I liked Go many years ago. It is quite nice, bamboo and full etched 19x19 on one side, then etched 13x13 on the opposite side. I tried playing a game on the 19x19 side against myself just from the rules I remembered, and it didn't go so well lol. Came here looking for a solid foundation of knowledge to start all over again from, and now my games are looking a bit better! I really love the abstract, open nature of this game, as opposed to chess. I thoroughly enjoy both games, but I really do think that Go is my preferred one between the two!

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

Just got my first set of stones and bowls, almost by accident too. Now I have a new game to further stimulate my creativity!

[@anonimus5563]

Hi! I am a 15kyu and now I am teaching my friends! Love this game!

[@stopsomewhere9104]

Finally!!! This is the BEST explanation I have yet of Ko and the two eyes. I had such a hard time up until now understanding liberties

[@DikshyantaUprety]

Thank you so much my brother for this video series. I feel so confident after watching this video, you are a gift to the internet. Stay blessed.

[@panthermom]

Thank you! We had this game when I was a kid. I found one on eBay and just received it. My son and I will play 😄

[@gofanatico3495]

This is the best introduction to this game I have seen so far. Good job!

[@JamesMcAllister]

Thanks for this series! My fiancé and I just got our first board and this is far more helpful than other videos I've watched.

[@mrsgingernoisette]

8 years later, this video taught me how to play

[@geminianpoet]

I got a Go board for Christmas & am starting my "lifetime to learn" journey. This is a fantastically clear and informative tutorial! Thank you so much :)

[@markw.schumann297]

This is very clear and the pace is good. Not too fast, not belaboring. Thank you.

[@shanmarie4122]

My husband has been trying to teach me about Go for almost 9 years now, and this video taught me more than he ever did, lol.

[@UltraAar]

your husband is bad at explaining

[@gameofgo9172]

@@UltraAar Hahaha. A game of go takes time to learn. 😁

[@gameofgo9172]

We got you covered! 🖐😎 You can learn the basics of this game of go. Here's a nice article about it. gameofgo.app/learn/how-to-play-game-of-go-beginners

[@keptleroymg6877]

im grateful this guy made some solid content for us beginners before he went full Ruka Urushibara and departed.

[@Dooality]

Best instructional video I’ve found so far. Thank you!

[@Saaj.Lohani]

You have explained it veey well. I appreciate the way u didnt rush thru anything just to make a video. THANK YOU !

[@jmacd41]

Thank you for providing Go instructions for a guy like me who has been trying to find instruction everywhere unsuccessfully! Someone told me to try KZbin, and I laughed, but here I am, and found your tutorials...nice job!

[@rhubarbcheese]

best introduction ive seen, ive been looking a while and now I get it, great examples... thanks alot ! and online go requires login

[@adambuthead]

rhubarbcheese thanks for this. Been trying to learn on my own. Then suddenly thought. KZbin!! Only playing on andriod app but just won my first two games thanks to this video

[@nialldonaghy5940]

As a confused and frustrated beginner, this is the video I needed. Thank you!

[@gunterbraunkinder4876]

i Love playing GO. I leaned about the game when I read a book SHIBUMI by Travanian a very extraordinary character with an abundance of culture and technology from the past. The board game was the game played by the character and was intrigue so searched for the rules of the game. Once printed, me and my friends started to learn to play and interpret the rules in practice. we color the 1 cent coin with black, the uncolored is anyway an alloy with silvery luster. wow, it's so powerful and yeah. i love this game.

[@medicnmute]

Best Go explanation for beginners I've found so far. Hope you have a good 2019 mate.

[@elprincipeesestupido458]

I actually started reading hikaru no go, its in my high schools library and I was immediately hooked. Now I really wanna learn!

[@eldestisland4520]

Explaining capturing a secondary rule makes the game a little clearer. thanks!

[@konsbruh]

just finished watching hikaru no go and got me wanting to try the game, nice guide, really helpful

[@ral3210]

Love your videos. I have really learned the basic strategy from them. I can say now I finally beat the computer in 9x9 was fantastic to hear RESIGNED.. ))))) Well Done. I look forward to the rest of your series.

[@ninalilylulu]

I learn about this game from Hikaru no Go but I cannot grasp its concept that I look up this kind of tutorial vid. Love the video!

[@charlotteleslie8339]

you are such a good teacher this helped so much

[@larrybonner6947]

Great explanation. I watched AlphaGo last night. Never heard of the game, but it is very interesting and very strategic. Thanks for explaining it well.

[@FakeID-v6p]

Read the instructions and played a for a while but couldn't understand KO thank you for clarifying

[@xoelsanchez]

Sir, you have been the best go teacher that I have found. Thank you.

[@richmacey-cross2876]

I read a book called Shibumi and Go is a prominent theme within the novel. It had me desperate to play and this video is brilliant in its clarity and simplicity. I can’t wait to play.

[@artistevivien]

Thank you for this perfect beginners tutorial. I feel like this is actually possible for me to learn

[@frankiealessio9449]

Thank you so much for these lovely Go lessons. My neighbor and I played our first game ever and I’m delighted! He was upset though, I creamed him ☹️

[@samratsaha8554]

Very good explanation. I have completely understood the game.

[@mcgregorworks]

Thanks to your wonderful explanation of the basic rules and concepts, I just won my first game of Go! You, sir, are a very good teacher.

[@felimart]

1:50 - Beginning of lesson

[@leskobrandon8454]

You are a gentleman and a scholar

[@pyral514]

I watched the alpha go documentary and it gave me an incredible desire to learn this game. Your video is the only one who made me understand the game a little bit better. But I still can't win a game.

[@lisad476]

Yes ty. I heard about the game watching David Lee Roth (Can Halen) interviewed..he learned in Japan and still plays today..thought I might enjoy it..thanks for explaining the rules!!!

[@antonyweaver357]

Total newbie here! Great introduction video for me to begin with - thank you 🙏

[@TheSamuelCish]

I picked up Go about 10 years ago but haven't played in about 3 years. Excellent refresher.

[@charlesgallagher1072]

I watched AlphaGo so I wanted to get a feeling for the game, I lived in Japan a long time but never picked it up. Your patient explanation helped me a lot. 🙏🏼

[@computersocsci]

Came from SU&SD; thanks for the interesting and easy-to-understand video!

[@kavitamohan19]

Best beginner go tutorial iv come across so far. Very helpful. Yay !

[@Donkyelburro]

Just saw alphaGO and im hooked. Amazing video for absolute begginers helps a lot

[@grubber]

Thank you for such a slow and clear explanation of the game! Really helped me understand a lot more than other videos on YT.

[@Rac00n]

I know this is a old video but I find this gave to be very interesting. Tried playing a game after learning the rules and got demolished. I lost by around 55 points

[@rimuruzoldyck1464]

same here xD The 18 kyu bot crushed me

[@artem01]

This explanation is really good. Other lessons that I watched weren't this fulfilling. Thanke you!

[@plasticineera3626]

Thanks for the clear instructions. Now we're ready to play beginner GO-vid-19!

[@alexseip8233]

A cool game that I wanted to start learning last summer. When I watch the translated Pro matches on KZbin, they are cool, but I don't really understand what is happening. So this is perfect, thanks.

[@Donteatacowman]

😭Filling in stuff I was missing. Although I can't imagine getting go merch from your description yet... I rely on the computer figuring out when I get captured and counting territory - yikes for math. I appreciate how it seems like every single beginner go book/video/website/app is like "Yeah, we know why you're here" and just puts a picture of Sai up lol. Thank you for defining terms!!!

[@ricolaw2571]

Here because of a history lesson involving Mao ze dong and Chang Kaishek. Great instructional video. Thank you

[@tzakman8697]

hikaru no go!!!!!!! hahaha the reason i am here man

[@xaphanofthenightfall1257]

likewise

[@bambaaeee]

Me toooooo im already at the 5th chap. But i dont know a thinggggg

[@an_jancine1367]

lol ya xD

[@hatenokakariko7840]

Same!!!!

[@suryatjandra7120]

Original from china.

[@28_futaba]

Amazing explanation, it feels like a lot of the tutorials on go seem to gloss over certain facts or not explain things properly but you did it very well, and adding example questions is extremely helpful

[@tomsalati1027]

just played a few games! And it is fascinating just how entertaining placing stones on blank map is. Thanks for the tips!

[@Rachel-vz6gw]

I have gone through several tutorials and yours is the best

[@marionascimento450]

Never watched Hikaru no Go but I am going to now :D Thanks!

[@anthonypashkov3999]

I finally understand something! That's the best explanation, thank you!

[@jmguidovia4598]

yes...that anime😙 Hikaru no Go..i fell in love of it right away

[@MrGREY-bs9lu]

You do an excellent job of simplifying this strategy game. I'll have to watch more of your videos.

[@realestate6942]

Very well done!! Thank you! Also - Laughed at the "real life friend" clarification 🤣 classic

[@moonbee03]

Thank you. This was a great explanation. I had a few doubts that you clarified.

[@StarryHoshi]

came here cause of the recent chinese live action drama adaptation for hikaru no go! so interested in learning the nuances and strategies of the game

[@edendark7680]

Fantastic tutorial I went from no idea to some idea about Go thank you

[@MattShade64]

Very good intro - thanks a lot from a complete beginner :)

[@hoyamana]

Decided to try and play again after Reading Hikaru No Go, a manga about this game. So i figured id try the Basics and learn the game right.

[@TheChrislewis1989]

Just watched Alpha GO while on LSD lol. I love chess, but after watching Alpha GO I'm all in on this game!!!

[@dutchmanchusty4773]

Thank you for the vid. Very well done and clear. Going to play my very first game after watching this video

[@feliciabacon9923]

This video was so helpful!! This is the first video I've been able to watch fully through and actually understand it. Thank you so much!! ❤️

[@bmibudstermaverick5511]

One thing I don’t understand still is how people say territories make you win you can have the most territories but still lose due to opponent captured more… so isn’t the goal actually to capture the most ??

[@setonix9151]

you can make pieces that can't be captured, so territories are more important

[@regularsalamander]

I watched all of hikaru no go without learning a single thing about how to play lmao

[@DanieleOrlando]

Best guide on the web! Easy, clear, direct to the point.

[@theclawless1225]

I'm playing this game for the first time and I haven't heard of Hikaru no Go or any news about AI...basically I have no reason to be suddenly so invested, I just like learning new things. I don't have a long attention span and I'm bad at math so I'll never be a pro but I still wanna have fun :P

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

Same. I found out about Go & Shogi in a book I checked out from my local library, and got curious as to what they were.

[@maggiemay9381]

I bought this game. Haven't played it yet as I'm still learning.....from Wales In Britain.👋