Go, Baduk, Weiqi, basic rules and fundamentals

Explore go, also called baduk or weiqi, a four-thousand-year-old game originated in ancient china and popularized by Buddhist monks for cultivating virtues such as overcoming fear, greed, and anger.

Learn the six basic go shapes—extension, one jump, two jump, diagonal, night move, and large knight move—that keep stones connected, boost liberties, and build opening framework.

Explore seki, the dual life rule in Go, where two groups share liberties and neither can kill the other, leaving neutral points at game end.

Master basic go capture techniques by studying the star capture (ponnuki), the tiger's mouth pattern, the ladder, and the net, then learn ladder breakers and peep to secure groups.