Welcome to the NYIG Youtube Channel, a production of the New York Institute of Go. New York Institute of Go was established in 2016. One-Dan Professionals Stephanie Yin and Ryan Li founded the New York Institute of Go to teach and spread the great game of Go in North America. Our goal is to communicate and prolong Go Spirit and Go Philosophy. Join us as we bring you lecture videos and the Life & Death series to help you improve on Go.
URL: youtube.com/nyig_go
The NYIG_Go Cast
Teachers: Stephanie Yin (1P), Ryan Li (1P)
Executive Producer, Director: Allen Moy
Also check out our blog posts for upcoming videos to our channel!
The Rules of Go
The ideology of this game is to conquer the most territory, and to fight (capture), only when it is necessary.
Black plays first. Two players take turns placing stones on the intersection points of the board.
The empty spaces around each stone are its liberties. The Black stone in the corner has 2 liberties.
Once there is no liberty left, the stone(s) is removed from the board, or captured.
All of the “X” points above are not liberties. They offer no line or “road” for the Black stone to escape.
A and B are called illegal points for White. If White were to add a stone there, the stone/group have no liberties left. White cannot put a stone at A or B.
If the point is also a capturing move, it is no longer an illegal point. A and B are capturing moves for White. White can play A or B.
A Ko occurs when White and Black can endlessly capture the same stone, shown by (1) and (2) above. Players may not repeat the exact board position as the previous move (left and right). In the example above, Black must play somewhere else before playing move (2).