Baduk First Step.

From the rules to the end of a game

My rank · Beginner

Take your first steps in Go with our written guide

Games and puzzles require JavaScript. You can still read the beginner's guide, from placing stones to scoring and help pages.

Start today and work toward 10 kyu

Ranked courses covering the rules (30 kyu), capturing techniques, life and death, practical joseki, and the endgame.
Complete courses to rank up! Practical missions and promotion tests await.

Black 0PositionWhite 0

Teacher Sudam

One-to-one coaching · Built-in coaching mode

Comment on every move

Black to play

Choose where to play

Stones captured by Black

Stones captured by White

If you have no move to make, choose "Pass". When both players pass in succession, the points are counted.

Game settings

Board size — 9×9 is ideal for beginners

Opponent

My color (Black plays first)

Choose an opponent Win to unlock the next opponent

Opponent banter

Start with extra stones (for different skill levels)

Beginner helper — warn me about risky moves Show coordinates Tap twice to play (prevent accidental moves) Teacher's voice (spoken guidance) Stone sounds Background music (gentle ambience)

Changing settings starts a new game.
Music: 'Ishikari Lore' by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0) · Sound effects: Kenney.nl (CC0)

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Welcome. I am Sudam.
Starting today, I will be your Go teacher.

New to Go?

In Go, players take turns placing stones to surround more territory.
It is also an officially recognized sport, with full membership in the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee.

Pebbles

Use 1 Pebble for a hint or 2 for an undo. Visit each day to receive 3 free Pebbles.

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Dedicated Practice — Keep learning to the end

From here on, access is for Dedicated Practice members.

· All courses from 20 kyu to 10 kyu — life and death · joseki · endgame
· Every dojo pack — expanding eye space · reading large eye spaces · tesuji and reading
· 13×13 and 19×19 games and reviews
· Unlimited access to Teacher Sudam

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Start today and work toward 10 kyu

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