Ive been playing go for awhile and i got my first go board yesterdaay but i still am not understanding good moves im a little bit impatient but im trying to be more patient.
Have you browsed this thread? It may contain some pertinent suggestions.
Hi! We can play a correspondence game if you want, Iāll make comments as we play.
New out here myselfā¦ canāt tell what level the responders areā¦ Getting a ālessonā from anyone less than about 6 kyu may not be highly usefulā¦ they wonāt know enough to tell good moves from bad except in very tactical situationsā¦ better to just invest a bit of time studying the basics
Samraku is correct ā follow that thread and complete the 'beginners exercises.
Be sure to have gone thru those before asking for help. And try the 9x9 w/ the computersā¦ be able to beat them w/ no more than 2 stone handiā¦
Iād be happy to play w/ anyone who has put in a little effort. Iām a long lapsed 2Dā¦ getting back into it after about 15 year breakā¦ struggling to remember what I used to know.
You can study Joseki (standard openings) and tsume-go (Life and death problems) on your own. Much of the art of the opening is in āchoosingā the correct josekiā¦ and adapting.
Welcome to the greatest game!
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I have been to a club where most of the lessons for beginners were given by an 8kyu player. (Of course, he himself did not stay 8kyu during this lecture series.)
It is strange that you recommend that a beginner should āstudy the basicsā alone, but studying the basics with the aid of a better player would not be a real lesson unless this better player is almost as good as you.
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Hey, well, nothing is absoluteā¦ and difference between a rising 8K and a 6K isnāt too largeā¦but enthusiasm an interest counts for a LOTā¦ so Iām not going to say there isnāt a 10K who could give someone a good intro.
And there is nothing better than ālearning with a friend at similar levelā.
I say that they can/should study the basics on their own by reviewing information on these forums and other locations that is very easy to find because such information is EXACTLY what youād want to cover w/ someone and itās already done very, very well by those sites. It doesnāt take a long time and if someone isnāt willing to make that initial effort, thatās fairly indicative. After viewing basic info, the person will also likely have good questions to ask about what he/she didnāt understand.
BTW, I love the fact that heās looking for instruction ā Iām a life long lesson taker in a variety of activities, including GOā¦ but one of realities is that lessons only get you started and if someone isnāt going to practice what he learned in lessons and invest his own time, heās wasting the time of the teacher.
Not intending to sound harshā¦
Best, Bruce
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