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Fundamentals

The Game!

Build territory one stone at a time

play!

Capture!

Surrounding stones

Defend!

Two eyes or death

End the game!

Pass and pass

Basics

The Board!

Corners, sides, and middle

play!

Ladders!

Snapback!

Sacrificing stones to come back and capture a group

Seki!

Mutual life

Ko!

The recapture rule

What's next?

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Puzzles

Practice by solving Go puzzles