Good list of source material?

Go Resources Beginners
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Joseki resources:

I was going to mention Joseki Farm, but apparently it’s died.

For general resources, see everything classified as Teaching in the Thread Guide – that includes TonyBe’s 19x19 for Beginners and three series by Mark5000.

Tsumego:

It’s lightly recommended to begin with Cho Chikun’s Elementary Encyclopedia of Life and Death (aka the Elementary Chomego), which you can find on OGS Puzzles and Tasuki.

For free reviews, ever since the Go Teaching Ladder died, GoKibitz has been the only real option.

Watching pro games:

A couple more helpful lists:

For Discord servers, I recommend BenKyo’s, Clossius’ and the Open Study Room. Perhaps BeginnerGo as well. There’s a document called the Discord Discovery Guide which lists more (I don’t have it, I think it was made by Gooplet).

As goes forums, you’ve already found this one. There’s also Life in 19x19 and at least two subreddits (r/baduk and r/proweiqi).

Especial shout to Redmond’s beginner playlist and Yeonwoo’s explanation of the early 3-3. Oh, now I see that Redmond’s made a 3-3 video as well.

Keeping up with professional events:

Free journals:

For paid teaching, the only person I recommend to begin with is BenKyo, whose cheapest rate is at $15 / 45m + perks. (Disclaimer: I mod for Ben.) Check out the prices of other teachers and schools for comparison.

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