Beginner to go - Teacher desirable

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A thread and a post which you might find elucidating:

Thread:

Beginner Kyu 25

Hello, im really new in the game and searching for someone who can tell me some openings or strategy to get better in the game. Atm im playing on a 9*9 board,

Post:

Complete beginner looking for strong guidance (Sensei)!

Hello! I understand your desire to immediately jump to higher ranks through teaching games and I encourage you to look for them, but there’s a bit of a warning here. Dans are playing entirely different game, they see (and expect you to see) things that we can only dream of (for now). I’ve played several dans in real life, I’ve had my games reviewed by them and it boils down to a simple thing: none of them could teach. None of them understood what I needed and our effort was for nothing (well, …