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Introduction
This site is dedicated to those who have become interested in the game of Go (also known as Baduk or Wei Qi), but don't have the advantage of a local Go club. I learned Go on my own, from a piece of software that had no tutorial capacity beyond a description of the rules. This was a very difficult way to learn, and hopefully this page and those it links, will make your first encounters with the game of go easier.
I also hope, with time to add resources that help the beginner progress to intermediate levels, and beyond. Of course by preparing these materials, I will understand them better and improve my own play.
Fun Fact: the video game company Atari is probably named based on Go!
The word "Atari" means "attack" in Japanese, and when you are one move away from capturing a group on Go it is polite to say "Atari." Here's the founder of Atari talking about his favorite game...
Recent Changes
- Improved the header with a photo I took in the Nihon-Kiin, and fixed flash players to not over-run the headers and footers.
- I added the complete NNGS game archives to the site for those who remember NNGS
- New Tournament Results! I took 1st place in the MGA Spring Handicap (yeay!).
- Added September, October and November Kerwin Articles
- Congress Results! I won two tournaments!
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