Other Resources

What is Go?

While much has been written on the subject, the Wikipedia entry offers a comprehensive overview of the game, history, philosophy, and rules.

Online Tutorials for Beginners

• The Interactive Way To Go - This excellent Java-based tutorial will have you understanding the rules and ready to play in no time.
• KGS Tutorial - Another tutorial offered from one of the premiere Go servers, KGS.
• GoProblems.com - A collection of interactive problems at all skill levels, good for beginners and dans alike.

Other Regional Clubs

• Bay Area Go Players Association
• UC Berkeley Go Club
• San Francisco Go Club - Steve Burrall, sburrall at comcast.net
• Davis/Sacramento Go Club - Will Haynes, willard at saclink.csus.edu
• LLNL Go Club (Livermore) - Stephen C. Herrick, herrick4 at llnl.gov
• Palo Alto Go Club - David Garner, david at fiatlux.com
• Sunnyvale Go Club - Jean G. DeMaiffe, info at sunnyvalegoclub.org
• Santa Cruz Go Association - Kenn Knowles, kknowles at ucsc.edu

The American Go Association

Membership in the American Go Association has many benefits. For one, you receive regular newsletters with news, announcements, and commented games in SGF format. For another, you show your support for Go in the US. And perhaps most importantly, most tournaments require it. Once registered, you'll be able to track your progress and have an official rating.

Play Go Online

• The Kiseido Go Server - KGS is prehaps one of the more approachable Go Servers available, with players of all ranks, plenty of teaching rooms, tournaments, and weekly lectures by professionals. You can play with a downloadable client, through a quick Java webstart, or from your mobile phone.
• The Internet Go Server - An older and well-established server, IGS attracts mostly stronger players, and is playable through a client or telnet.
• Dragon Go Server - For those who don't have the time to play a game all at once, DGS is a turn-based web system, similar to playing Chess by mail.
• Yahoo Games Online Go - For a quick game with a decent interface, Yahoo has a good setup. There are players of many various strengths. Uses numbered rating system starting at 1200 (around 8k) and up. If you have a Yahoo emial account, you're good to Goe.

While the three listed above are the most popular, there are countless other servers available. Please refer to the Sensei's Library page for a more comprehensive listing.

Books and Equipment

Our club has an extensive library of hundreds of books and magazines, both old and new. We have books for beginners, life & death compilations, the latest Hikaru No Go omnibus, and a whole lot more. Books are free to read in the club and most can be borrowed with a deposit, extra books can be purchased. For your own equipment, refer to the following retailers:

• Games of Berkeley - Great Go book and equipment selection, plus the club's Go Night at the store. Shattuck at Center Street in downtown Berkeley.
• Gamescape - One of the best Bay Area resources for Go and other games. There are stores located in San Francisco, Palo Alto, and San Rafael.
• Kiseido
• Slate and Shell
• Samarkand

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