Beginners

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
An Open Letter to Beginners Welcome to OGS! I think it’s pretty wonderful that you decided to play go, and use OGS as your server of choice. I hope you enjoy your time here as much as possible, which is one of the main reasons I am putting togethe…	3	1565	October 5, 2023
About the Beginners category	0	938	May 6, 2016
Understanding the score shown on profile	19	201	June 3, 2025
On identifying ladder breakers	52	2375	May 9, 2025
Puzzle collection to practice killing the L group	16	1035	April 19, 2025
Board Sizes	6	101	April 19, 2025
Beginner Testing Wanted	6	147	October 19, 2024
Corner grab defence, tools to review and suggest moves	12	256	July 26, 2024
How to undo move against AI?	11	481	March 31, 2024
20k-30k bots on OGS	33	685	March 27, 2024
Help to understand my very first game	5	262	March 3, 2024
Understanding end of game	3	700	February 6, 2024
PDF resources	18	7072	January 24, 2024
So Apparently I Illegally Tried to Change the Score of a Match?	12	327	December 26, 2023
How much time to take per move?	27	4762	November 8, 2023
Mobile app for playing Go more easily for newcomers!	11	1342	October 16, 2023
Politeness in online Go games	24	1206	October 5, 2023
(Near) Absolute Beginner: Good books to study?	17	2098	July 4, 2023
Beta testing requested for a new place for kids to play Go on	116	2397	May 11, 2023
The most adorable introduction to Go ever 😁	29	1391	May 5, 2023
Is there a resource for explaining the scoring phase to beginners?	29	970	March 31, 2023
Six printed copies left to send out for free	2	349	March 28, 2023
Common Basic Joseki List 2023	10	2722	February 18, 2023
Beginner looking for feedback on 9x9 games	25	910	January 24, 2023
A database of game review videos at different levels (that you can help build!)	17	703	January 23, 2023
Etiquette Question?	17	705	January 19, 2023
Free Resources for Beginners	16	19856	January 11, 2023
Absolute beginner looking for 9x9 teaching game	13	756	December 18, 2022
The definitive modern Go introduction! 🚀	2	601	December 13, 2022
Good list of source material?	8	1294	December 7, 2022

An Open Letter to Beginners

Welcome to OGS! I think it’s pretty wonderful that you decided to play go, and use OGS as your server of choice. I hope you enjoy your time here as much as possible, which is one of the main reasons I am putting togethe…