I taught a friend of mine (who definitely isn’t Xenon) how to play the game of Go tonight, and he was asking for more links on it. Since this might be of interest to others out there, I figured I’d post my favorite starting points for Go information:
- Kiseido – A great starting place for all things Go
- The KGS Tutorial Page – A great explanation of the rules with interactive problems (requires Java)
- The KGS Homepage – For downloading of the client for playing Go online and offline
- Sensei’s Library – The wiki for Go knowledge
- The Guided Tours – The best place to start on Sensei’s Library
- Go Problems – For many daily interactive Go Problems to practice
- Go Teaching Ladder – A living archive of recorded games from KGS, commentated by more advanced players
- Wikipedia Page on Go
I’m ‘oizys’ on KGS though I’m not often online. Hit me up on AIM, twitter, or here if you want a teaching game or a serious game.