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Go Lesson 2: Basic Rules - Legal Plays and Stone Capture

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Overview

Explore the fundamental rules of Go in this comprehensive video lesson. Learn about two important opening patterns for the 3-3 invasion of the 4-4 point, followed by an explanation of stone liberties and simple captures. Dive into a mathematical approach to understanding how stones are killed and removed from the board, with clear definitions of key terms such as point, clique, liberty, and legal play. Discover the concept of ko, which prevents immediate retakes of stones. Gain insights into the game's essential rules while noting that some infrequent difficulties are not covered at this stage. Watch as the instructor uses the Drago program to create and edit Go games, providing visual demonstrations of the concepts discussed.

Syllabus

Go Lesson 2: The basic rules -- legal plays and how stones die | Playing Go | N J Wildberger

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