Just want to say, after so many years, your tutorials are still the most cohesive for beginners and easiest to find. Go has far fewer resources than Chess.
I am coming from chess, and it’s hard to find video resources, only books, which is simply a slower prcess for me, especially when I want to learn in 30 minute lessons at once
This is pure Go(ld) for beginners like me. Never take these down, you and your videos are a treasure to the community! Also your soothing tone and clear presentation are second to none. Awesome teacher.
Thanks everyone for the great feedback! If you enjoyed these tutorials, be sure to place a stone on that SUBSCRIBE button for more Go content - it helps you learn AND supports the channel! Thanks so much for your support! If you want access to my private discord server for only a few dollars a month, or a host of other rewards, please consider supporting my patreon! www.patreon.com/insente
Having watched just up to here has given me the orientation I needed, not merely to rise a few low-DDK levels on OGS (starting from about 17k), but to play in a way that I could *learn* from what I was seeing, instead of being in constant hopeless fights with everything seeming like chaos. This is great, you are great, thanks!
I stumbled upon OGS before finding your channel. I'd just like to thank you, as the quality of my horrendous play improved exponentially after watching just the first three videos in this series. My shapes were much better and I could actually wince after a bad move was made rather than when my opponent inevitably exploited it. 10 losses down, 90 to go . . .
- Understand the importance of staying connected in Go - [0:32] - Apply martial arts principles of stance to Go for a strong foundation - [1:07] - Learn the concept of shape and its significance - [1:36] - Recognize good versus bad shape based on stone efficiency - [1:56] - Practice making good shape with basic beginner shapes - [2:11] - Explore the relationship between stones for a better connection - [2:47] - Utilize the one-space jump near the board edge for connection safety - [3:55] - Avoid overextension; limit to two-space jumps for maintaining connection - [7:08] - Understand that the context and position can define shape effectiveness - [13:19] - Avoid large knight moves in open areas to prevent disconnection - [16:04] - Review game examples to learn from shape mistakes and successes - [18:00]
I was losing 100% consistently to the easiest bot on OGS. I watched *half* of this video and started to win once in a while against that bot and am about 50-50 with human opponents who are novices. You get SO MUCH out of learning the very basic shapes.
Oh.. ive been struggling to understand why some players play with funy locations but this video explains most of it and omg there's so much info packed in this one video that explains it all... I probably have to rewatch a few times lol
I have yet to put this into practice since I JUST watched this, but this is probably the most beneficial video in this series for me so far. Constantly in games I'll have little clue how to expand, whenever I've tried I always ended up losing pieces haha Thank you!
this was thus far the most helpful video for learning the basics that I've come across. after watching this I feel like I've made a significant step forward! thanks so much
Great down to earth and straight forward explanations for all of this! I found myself going and playing a few games and applying each concept within the video and coming back to complete the video once felt with in practice. This really helps, thank you!!
I think you misspoke at 13:30 minutes. That's the mouth shape, made from the table shape, as you know. (You could add a meme/label overlay to correct it if you want). You sure are a great teacher. Thank you.
This is super super helpful! I can feel myself improving as I keep in mind techniques I'm learning from you here, and reviewing my past games so I can recognize my mistakes. Thank you so much In Sente!
hey whats your ogs name if you can tell me thx a lot!!!! please bec like I really want to play with you for good experience and stuff to make me a whole lot better I love your videos too!
This series is so useful, especially this video, thank you so much! Really easy to understand, you’re a great teacher! I’m going to go play online & try these shapes out!
Yesterday I finally won my first game because I managed to recognise the pattern of the first move shape you show here. Thanks! One thing confuses me, though. At 16:37 black is disconnected, true. Still, white is also disconnected, isn't she? So, what's the point in white attempt to disconnect black, if white ends up being disconnected herself?
I don’t understand the concept of giving up. Can you please explain this? Why? Why would you just give the gane away if you’re in a visibly bad position, but perhaps you can turn it around by capturing? In your examples I often see ataris that aren’t used. Why? I’m new at this and just wondering. Thank you for your help.
Ok so stupid question time and I apologize in advance..I just discovered this game 6 hrs ago....question...did you not say a DIAGONAL move does not make a connection?
I dislike being critical because I enjoy your channel ... however ... please increase the volume and adjust the bass downward and the voice pickup clearer .... perhaps it's just me, but with three sets of headphones I still have trouble picking out you words and diction ... Otherwise, an excellent series on a complex game that I love and continue to enjoy and learn
Thank you! And unfortunately not, I never saved the sgf. But these shapes come up all the time in real games, so a good game review should have plenty of material!
There are a bunch of sites! For beginners, I recommend OGS, here's the link: online-go.com/. They have many beginners to play 9x9 games against and meet new people
Great tutorials! One bit of feedback. I noticed you used "he" a lot which is unnecessarily gendered, and I found it ended up distracting me a bit from the awesome content. You could swap "he" with "they" if you wish..
I like the videos but you ragamuffin rarely give examples that are game realistic . For instance. You're showing moves where black is making its fifth move while there are only 3 stones.
Just want to say, after so many years, your tutorials are still the most cohesive for beginners and easiest to find. Go has far fewer resources than Chess.
+2 I just started trying to learn yesterday and this series really really helped me with it
I am coming from chess, and it’s hard to find video resources, only books, which is simply a slower prcess for me, especially when I want to learn in 30 minute lessons at once
2023, still the best videos I found!
2024 and still the best
This is pure Go(ld) for beginners like me. Never take these down, you and your videos are a treasure to the community! Also your soothing tone and clear presentation are second to none. Awesome teacher.
Thanks everyone for the great feedback! If you enjoyed these tutorials, be sure to place a stone on that SUBSCRIBE button for more Go content - it helps you learn AND supports the channel! Thanks so much for your support! If you want access to my private discord server for only a few dollars a month, or a host of other rewards, please consider supporting my patreon! www.patreon.com/insente
Having watched just up to here has given me the orientation I needed, not merely to rise a few low-DDK levels on OGS (starting from about 17k), but to play in a way that I could *learn* from what I was seeing, instead of being in constant hopeless fights with everything seeming like chaos. This is great, you are great, thanks!
this is the key for me as well--now that i can kind of see the shapes i can actually understand why my moves are good or bad
I stumbled upon OGS before finding your channel. I'd just like to thank you, as the quality of my horrendous play improved exponentially after watching just the first three videos in this series. My shapes were much better and I could actually wince after a bad move was made rather than when my opponent inevitably exploited it. 10 losses down, 90 to go . . .
Exact same thing for me
I could watch your commentaries on 9x9 beginner games all day long
7 years and these videos proudly stand the test of time! so helpful in sente, thanks!!
- Understand the importance of staying connected in Go - [0:32]
- Apply martial arts principles of stance to Go for a strong foundation - [1:07]
- Learn the concept of shape and its significance - [1:36]
- Recognize good versus bad shape based on stone efficiency - [1:56]
- Practice making good shape with basic beginner shapes - [2:11]
- Explore the relationship between stones for a better connection - [2:47]
- Utilize the one-space jump near the board edge for connection safety - [3:55]
- Avoid overextension; limit to two-space jumps for maintaining connection - [7:08]
- Understand that the context and position can define shape effectiveness - [13:19]
- Avoid large knight moves in open areas to prevent disconnection - [16:04]
- Review game examples to learn from shape mistakes and successes - [18:00]
these videos are very helpful after 3 videos its time to sub !! good shit brother
I was losing 100% consistently to the easiest bot on OGS. I watched *half* of this video and started to win once in a while against that bot and am about 50-50 with human opponents who are novices. You get SO MUCH out of learning the very basic shapes.
I am a complete beginner , losing 5 games, there are 95 games more to lose. God bless you for making this lessons edible
Oh.. ive been struggling to understand why some players play with funy locations but this video explains most of it and omg there's so much info packed in this one video that explains it all... I probably have to rewatch a few times lol
This game makes my brain explode in the best way.
I learned the rules for Go yesterday and after watching this video finally managed to beat a beginner bot on 9x9 😁😁😁
I have yet to put this into practice since I JUST watched this, but this is probably the most beneficial video in this series for me so far.
Constantly in games I'll have little clue how to expand, whenever I've tried I always ended up losing pieces haha
Thank you!
this was thus far the most helpful video for learning the basics that I've come across. after watching this I feel like I've made a significant step forward! thanks so much
Yeah this is one of the best beginner friendly materials on TH-cam for sure. Thanks man
Just in case you have not been told in a while, thank you for these.
Great down to earth and straight forward explanations for all of this! I found myself going and playing a few games and applying each concept within the video and coming back to complete the video once felt with in practice. This really helps, thank you!!
Finally won my first game after your first 3 lessons. I think I can see the light faintly ha
These videos are exactly what I needed to help me understand how to play go beyond just the rules! Thank you!
I think you misspoke at 13:30 minutes. That's the mouth shape, made from the table shape, as you know. (You could add a meme/label overlay to correct it if you want). You sure are a great teacher. Thank you.
This is super super helpful! I can feel myself improving as I keep in mind techniques I'm learning from you here, and reviewing my past games so I can recognize my mistakes. Thank you so much In Sente!
I love your seriess
hey whats your ogs name if you can tell me thx a lot!!!! please bec like I really want to play with you for good experience and stuff to make me a whole lot better I love your videos too!
Thank you for making these videos! Helping me a lot as I try my hand at this exciting new game :)
Thank you so much for the help I feel much more confident when making moves now. I've even started to win a few matches! 😊
Hey what Go program do you use? Thanks for the vids!
Man! Your videos are great! Fantastic and clear explanations.
Keep up the good work! Greetings from Spain. :D
Just starting to learn go. Your videos are the best!
This series is so useful, especially this video, thank you so much! Really easy to understand, you’re a great teacher! I’m going to go play online & try these shapes out!
Struggling with shape decisions in my games, so this was very helpful.
Get in shape man!
Thank you very much for making this series, it's been really helpful for me so far!
Thanks alot for taking the time to make these videos!
Muchly appreciated
Thank you for your videos! They are awesome
Thanks for this series, keep up the good work.
+MrThatawsomguy Thanks, glad it can help!
I really want to enjoy the game Go, and you're really making it possible for me :)
greay videos mate, really helped me begin
nice tuturials!
question about 6:06, why doesn't black try to atari the white stone at b5 instead of solidifying?
(i'm a beginner of course lol)
hello ,
love you videos they are very detailed,i got so much better with them,
can you explain though teh analyses in ogs please ?
best wishes
Thanks for the video bro. I don't know much but these videos are helping.
The first thing i was taught in martial arts was how to properly fall
Youre a good teacher. Thanks!
this is really good basic info for a beginner like myself.
I use the free Katrain software (very good btw) to learn the ropes.
Absolutely excellent. TYVM.
Amazing, thank you
Outstanding tutorial.
Yesterday I finally won my first game because I managed to recognise the pattern of the first move shape you show here. Thanks! One thing confuses me, though. At 16:37 black is disconnected, true. Still, white is also disconnected, isn't she? So, what's the point in white attempt to disconnect black, if white ends up being disconnected herself?
these videos are so great
I played 10 games and won 2 against some easy bots, but I feel so accomplished already ;-; thank you
Nice video!
Thank you very much! Very clear, very helpful. Again: Thanks a lot.
I don’t understand the concept of giving up. Can you please explain this? Why? Why would you just give the gane away if you’re in a visibly bad position, but perhaps you can turn it around by capturing? In your examples I often see ataris that aren’t used. Why? I’m new at this and just wondering. Thank you for your help.
When you were doing the large night why did the black start with 2 and the white with 1? It went 2b 1w and then it was b turn
Very helpful - thank you sensei
11:54 that whites move 3 spaces apart and one space over couldn't black try to keep them disconnectes like in the previous 3 space example?
What beginner books would you recommend reading after your series? Do you have a suggestion for maybe 5?
the move at 19:17 - why is it good for black to cut white. isn't it equally bad for black since it's stones are also disconnected now?
Thank you - amazingly informative
For the one space and two space jumps, do they behave differently in the center of the board and not on the third line?
I recognise that into music!!!!
@9:57 you say black a and b stones can't be disconnected. But isn't it true that they were never connected in the first place?
sorry if you've already answered this, but, what software are you using?
Ty so much for your help!!!
Is this kid Louis Rossmann's Son??? Spittin image ha and even the same voice. Great videos bud!
20:31, is this a good move? Because it looks like white now in turn has both sides of the board which is way more points, right?
noiceee!
What is the Program you are using? Or what are good online websites to play go with a friend?
Nice tutorial
7yrs late to the show...but better late than never
rly nice tutorials thanks a lot
Ok so stupid question time and I apologize in advance..I just discovered this game 6 hrs ago....question...did you not say a DIAGONAL move does not make a connection?
What is the site in Go that is the equivalent to chess.com? So I play on the most used and well-kept site.
What about the double diagonal ?
where do you get that online demo board?
a lot of the captions are wrong
I dislike being critical because I enjoy your channel ... however ... please increase the volume and adjust the bass downward and the voice pickup clearer .... perhaps it's just me, but with three sets of headphones I still have trouble picking out you words and diction ... Otherwise, an excellent series on a complex game that I love and continue to enjoy and learn
It's possible just you alan. I've had no trouble clearly understanding in each video.
completely agree
cant hear
Thank you very nice video. Do you have a file of these moves to download and practice
Thank you! And unfortunately not, I never saved the sgf. But these shapes come up all the time in real games, so a good game review should have plenty of material!
#HAPPYILLBEABEGINNER4EVER
Such a Beautiful game...
can you please clarify something for me, is a filled liberty territory? and does an area have to be completely surrounded to be considered territory?
George Simos An Area must be completely surrounded to be considered territory
I hope you've learned how to press F1 and F2 already.
Where can you play against people online?
There are a bunch of sites! For beginners, I recommend OGS, here's the link: online-go.com/. They have many beginners to play 9x9 games against and meet new people
Hnytb🎉
What program are you using to do this?
KGS, but thats a bit outdated now, the best game review tool is called Online Go Server!
would be better using key shortcuts
Don't have anyone to play with though. 😭
whenever i pay against computers the always make a little cross which is almost impregnable, and now i know it's called atari thank you
Hello again beginners :D
Too bad our teacher went crazy
Who is the girl in your other videos?
the same person.
@@luoluoye9620 What do you mean?
@@sydneyharrison6319 the same person as this guy. He changed his gender.
its no use - everything i do on OGS that AI just does it better :-(
Great tutorials! One bit of feedback. I noticed you used "he" a lot which is unnecessarily gendered, and I found it ended up distracting me a bit from the awesome content. You could swap "he" with "they" if you wish..
Oh no worries I realized that and broke that habit a while ago thanks for the feedback!
Unnecessarily gendered and distracted you lol. What a problem
I like the videos but you ragamuffin rarely give examples that are game realistic . For instance. You're showing moves where black is making its fifth move while there are only 3 stones.
Poor video. Unusual. It is slow and repetitive. Halfway through and still nothing about SHAPES which is supposedly the subject. Thank you. Giving up.