Go exercises for beginners | Takumi Go

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Basic questions

Part 1

1. Capture 1	6. Capture towards the first line
2. Capture 2	7. Capture towards ownstone
3. Escape 1	8. Capture by divide
4. Escape 2	9. Double atari
5. Quiz 1	10. Quiz 2

Part 2

11. Suicide	16. Cut
12. Ko rule	17. Capturing race1
13. Introduction of live and death	18. Connect
14. Two eyes to live	19. Capturing race2
15. Quiz 3	20. Quiz 4

Part 3

21. Closes the door	26. Oiotoshi
22. Ladder	27. Snapback
23. Hugging	28. Oiotoshi and snapback
24. Net	29. Squeeze
25. Quiz 5	30. Quiz 6

Part 4

31. Destroy an eye	36. Makes eyes
32. Killable eye shapes	37. Seki without eye
33. Living eye shapes	38. Seki with one eye each
34. Dead eyeshapes	39. Seki with partly filled eye space
35. Quiz 7	40. Quiz 8

Part 5

41. False eye	46. Territory and Area Scoring 1
42. Snap back to kill	47. Territory and Area Scoring 2
43. Life and Death training 1	48. Determine who wins 1
44. Life and Death training 2	49. Determine who wins 2
45. Quiz 9	50. Quiz 10

Part 6

51. Reducing opponent's territory	56. Control the corner
52. Enlarging one's own territory	57. Thrid line and Fourth line
53. Dame (neutral points)	58. Corner enclosure
54. Yose 1	59. Approach the corner
55. Quiz 11	60. Quiz 12

Part 7

61. Extend on the side	66. Escape after atari
62. Double extension	67. Ladder after atari
63. Connect the edge	68. Net after atari
64. Cooperation of third and forth line	69. Snapback after atari
65. Quiz 13	70. Quiz 14

Part 8

71. Oshi-Tsubushi (bloated bullock)	76. Protect the territory
72. Golden Chicken Standing on One Leg	77. Block and connect
73. Capture two, recapture one	78. Hane and connect
74. Live after atari	79. Value of Yose
75. Quiz 15	80. Quiz 16

Part 9

81. Capturing race 3	86. Key stones
82. Capturing race 4	87. Snap back for twice
83. Capturing race 5	88. Life and Death training 3
84. Capturing race 6	89. Life and Death training 4
85. Quiz 17	90. Quiz 18

Part 10

91. One-point jump to the center	96. Crane's Nest Tesuji
92. Get a base	97. Two-stone edge squeeze
93. Splitting move	98. Life and Death training 5
94. Block	99. Life and Death training 6
95. Quiz 19	100. Quiz 20

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