OGPA Go Resources List

If you are brand new to Go, please see our Learn page first.

General

• http://senseis.xmp.net/ – Popular and informative Go wiki with articles on nearly every single aspect of Go.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(game) – The Wikipedia entry on the game of go.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pr … ournaments – List of professional Go tournaments.

Beginner

• http://playgo.to/interactive/ – Hiroki Mori’s famous interactive go tutorial.
• http://go-sensei.com/Documents/Go%20Sensei%20Real.html – A flash-based interactive go tutorial.
• http://blip.tv/file/262606/ – A four-part video tutorial.
• http://senseis.xmp.net/?RulesOfGoIntroductory – Introduction to go.
• http://www.britgo.org/intro/ – The British Go Association’s introduction to go.
• http://yeefan.sg/weiqi/howtoplaygo/ – Yee Fan’s detailed introduction to go.
• http://www.britgo.org/intro/intro3 – Example 9×9 game.
• http://www.telgo.com/ – Frequently asked beginner questions and their explanations.
• http://go.kestrel.nu/?page=kerwin.html – Kerwin’s “Road Map for Beginners”.
• http://www.smart-games.com/igo.html – Free 9×9 computer opponent.
• http://www.gnu.org/software/gnugo/ – Free, stronger computer opponent.
• http://senseis.xmp.net/?GuidedTours – “Guided paths” of tutorials which take you from the very basics, to more advanced playing and beyond.
• http://members.cox.net/joel.olson/go/ – Joel Olson’s guide to help move people beyond beginner.

Sites for Children

• http://tigersmouth.org – A Go bulletin board for kids. Heavily moderated and monitored for safe use.

Teaching Children

• http://www.usgo.org/teach/capturegame.html – The American Go Association’s explanation of the capture game, a simpler version of Go that is good for beginners and children.
• http://hilltopgo.com/cg/captgame.html – An enhanced variation of the capture game.
• http://users.eniinternet.com/bradleym/ChildGo.html – “Why Every Child Should Learn Go”, by Milton Bradley
• http://users.eniinternet.com/bradleym/GOFORKIDS.html – Promo for Milton Bradley’s book on teaching Go to kids.
• http://users.eniinternet.com/bradleym/Gifted.html – Milton Bradley’s article on how go strengthens developing brains.

Tsumego (Life & Death)

• http://tsumego.tasuki.org/ – Life and death problems ranging from beginner to advanced. Must have a pdf reader to access them.
• http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Sp/tsumego/index-e.html – Weekly Hitachi Go problems by Minoru Harada.
• http://weiqi.sports.tom.com/hubo/sihuoying_1.htm – A large set of tsumego. (In Chinese but easy to navigate.)
• http://www.goproblems.com/ – Go problem database with mostly user-made problems.
• http://gogrinder.sourceforge.net/ – Downloadable tsumego practice application.

Fuseki (Opening Moves)

• http://fuseki.info – Games database and fuseki dictionary. Requires registration.
• http://members.cox.net/joel.olson/go/dfuseki.htm – Joel Olson’s fuseki dictionary.
• http://xmp.net/arno/fuseki.html – Fuseki database.

Joseki (Agreed Upon Sequences of Play)

• http://waterfire.us/joseki.htm – Kogo’s Joseki Dictionary. (Requires an SGF reading application.)
• http://eidogo.com/ – Extensive joseki dictionary with an easy to use interface.
• http://www.brugo.be/ – An online joseki dictionary and collection of go tools.
• http://gobase.org/studying/joseki/basic/ – Joseki introduction.

Professional Games

• http://www.gogameworld.com/ – Massive database of commented pro games. (Requires $30 for 1 year subscription.)
• http://www.go4go.net/v2/ – Large database of pro games. Also includes a forum and other features. (Some features require registration and/or e-mail.)
• http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/news.html – Professional tournament game records.
• http://gosensations.com/ – Top games from online Go servers.
• http://u-go.net/gamerecords/ – Top amateur games from KGS.

Misc. Study Materials

• http://gobase.org – Jan Steen’s Go news & study center.
• http://internetgoschool.com/search.vhtml?free=on – Gou Juan’s Internet Go School. Audio lessons for free and for rental.
• http://go-sensei.com/lessons.aspx – Downloadable KGS lectures. (Requires an SGF reading application.)
• http://www.361points.com/ – Go introduction, lessons, professional games, and instruction for better study habits.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61DV1rWTzx4 – Lectures by Alexander Dinerchtein (1p)
• http://web.archive.org/web/200504032047 … index.html – Collection of articles about Chinese legend Ji Xin Wang’s ten golden rules of Go.

Play Go Online

• http://www.gokgs.com – Primary english Go server. Easy to sign up and play. (requires java)
• http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/ – IGS (International Go Server) is a real-time go server, with a large European player base.
• http://www.online-go.com/ – OGS (Online Go Server) is an English turn-based go server.
• http://go.davepeck.org/get-going/ – Dave Peck’s Go is a turn-based go server that works through email.
• http://www.dragongoserver.net – Server that allows for games to be played slowly over time. Games usually take a couple of weeks to complete.
• http://senseis.xmp.net/?CyberOro – A Korean based go server with an optional English interface.
• http://senseis.xmp.net/?Tygem (Korean) – A popular Korean go server that can be run on English computers.

US Go Vendors

• http://www.algorithmicartisan.com/gostones/ – Exotic go stones
• http://www.go-gamestore.com/ – Equipment
• http://jzool.com/home.php?cat=352 – Equipment
• http://www.kiseido.com/online_f.htm – Books, equipment, & Go World magazine
• http://shodanimports.com/store/ – Equipment
• http://www.slateandshell.com/ – Books & equipment
• http://www.ymimports.com/c-48-go.aspx – Books & equipment
• http://www.yunnan-arts.com/ – Equipment
• https://www.yutopian.com/yutop/cat?category=g Books & equipment
• http://www.kurokigoishi.co.jp/english/index.html – Equipment
• http://www.shogunsgallery.com/Go.htm – Equipment

Online Books

• http://users.eniinternet.com/bradleym/I … Index.html – Improve fast in Go by Milton N. Bradley.
• http://holosys.co.uk/usagi/ – River Mountain Go vol. 1-2.
• http://www.wingsgoclub.org/default.php?cmd=books – Small collection of free books for download.

Free E-Journals, Magazines, & Newsletters

• http://suji.ch/ (Discontinued) – Bimonthly Go magazine of the Swiss Go Association.
• http://www.kgsenclave.com/enclavemagazine – An e-magazine by a group of players in the KGS room, “The Enclave.”
• http://www.usgo.org/e-journal.html – The AGA E-Journal.
• http://journal.go.org.au/print-edition/ – The Austrailian Go Journal.
• http://www.361points.com/sgj/ – The Sydney Go Journal.
• http://gogame.info/ – The “GOAMA” International Go Newsletter.
• http://www.yutopian.com/go/gowinds/gone … winds.html – Gone With the Winds magazine. Free sample issues.

Weekly Articles

• http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/ar … ryCode=152 – Baduk Made Fun And Easy by Nam Chi-hyeong.
• http://web.archive.org/web/200410100925 … zulich.htm – The Magic of Go archive #1 (1-293).
• http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/columns/0001/ – The Magic of Go archive #2 (282-428).

Go blogs

• http://fukkatsu.wordpress.com/ – The OGPA’s own Zach Kaplan (a.k.a. eatwisdom) ventures through Japan.
• http://chiyodad.blogspot.com/ – ChiyoDad learns Go. No longer updated but a thoroughly enjoyable read, especially if you are a beginner.
• http://sukchoi.blogspot.com/ – Suk Choi’s Go blog. (XY0908 on kgs)
• http://www.gogod.co.uk/NewInGo/NewInGo.htm – GoGod’s “New in Go”.

Misc

• http://www.emptytriangle.com/ – A go based webcomic.
• http://members.cox.net/joel.olson/Go – Large list containing go books and materials on the Fuseki as well as other aspects of go. (compiled by Joel a.k.a. codger)
• http://www.bactrian.org/~carlton/#go – A large go book review portal.
• http://top361.com/ – Go sites and blogs rated by popularity.
• http://usgo.org – American Go Association.
• http://www.britgo.org – British Go Association.
• http://www.eurogofed.org/ – European Go Federation.
• http://play.baduk.org/ – Short test that decides your Go rank by giving you go problems.
• http://style.baduk.org/ – Short test that tells you what kind of playing style you have by giving you go problems.
• http://www.godiscussions.com/ – English speaking Go community & forum.
• http://senseis.xmp.net/?JapaneseGoTerms – Japanese Go terms.
• http://www.swissgo.org/go-pron.html – Japanese Go terms with pronunciation.
• http://home.netcom.com/~gogaku/english/ … /godic.htm – Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean Go terms & characters with pronunciation.
• http://yeefan.sg/weiqi/chinesegoterms/ – Chinese Go terms & characters.
• http://sunxi.free.fr/ – Free 2D/3D Go Screensaver.

Foreign Resources

• http://www.bywq.com – Chinese website with thousands of books and videos. (All in Chinese, forum registration required.)
• http://www.schaakengo.nl/ – Swedish Go Vendor w/ many foreign books.
• http://www.6brothers.com/detail.php?c_code1=26&c_code2=000&c_code3=000&pr_code=26000000_10000022 – Colorful Korean Go Stones Vendor.