How to get stronger

Once you have learned the basics of playing Go, you will no doubt want to know how to get stronger. Here is a list of recommended practices we have collected for you to consider:

  • Study books on Go
  • Record your games for later analysis by a stronger player
  • Play lots of games
  • Lose your first 100 games as quickly as possible
  • Get lessons from a go teacher
  • Study life and death problems
  • Study Pro games
  • Watch strong player games on an internet server where other strong players are commenting on the game

If you know of other recommended practices let us know.