tonybe
September 6, 2020, 9:52pm
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Besides all the site-mechanics of how rank is calculated, it might be worth your time to study some of the fundamentals, as this will help you A LOT when playing other 20-25kyu players - many of whom have not grasped these concepts yet.
I wrote these articles about the 19x19 game specifically with beginners in mind, so hopefully these will help:
19x19 FOR BEGINNERS SERIES
THINGS I WISH I KNEW WHEN I WAS 25 KYU
Part 1: Sente and Gote
Welcome back! In my introduction to the series, I tried to give the beginning player a broad overview of the 19x19 Go game. In this section, I am going to drill down to the nitty gritty of one element of the game, and I could think of nothing more fundamental than the paired concepts of sente and gote. Loosely translated, the terms mean initiative and response, and once you understand how these concepts p…
19 X 19 FOR BEGINNERS SERIES
THINGS I WISH I KNEW WHEN I WAS 25 KYU
Part 2: Settling Your Stones
[A quick disclaimer for any readers who are SDK and up: this series was written by a DDK for TPKs, with the goal of making the process of “losing their first 100 games quickly” less confusing and more productive. As you read it, you may become concerned at the number of important concepts I’m leaving out, or the crudity of analysis used in the examples.
If you find yourself wanting to fill those …
19x19 FOR BEGINNERS SERIES
THINGS I WISH I KNEW WHEN I WAS 25 KYU
PART 3: PLAYING A BALANCED OPENING
[A quick disclaimer for any readers who are SDK and up: this series was written by a DDK for TPKs, with the goal of making the process of “losing their first 100 games quickly” less confusing and more productive. I say this because you may become concerned at all the crucial elements of the opening I’m about to leave out of the story. All through this article, I am going to encourage TPKs to a…
cheers - and good luck!
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