Tips to improve at Go (Baduk, Weiqi) – Play many games the right way

Before you start

Before you start the game, think about what you have been learning. Have you been learning how to play more solidly? Play in a more influential or territorial style? To get these skills down, you need to practice them. They should be at the front of your mind before you start the game. You should not care about things like winning.

During the game

If you have a bad habit of playing without thinking, you need to try to slow down and constantly think about your goal from the start of the game. Don’t let yourself get distracted thinking about winning or losing. Even if you lose, you will have learned a lot. You will accomplish your goal of improving and eventually rank up. Do you want to win one game or improve and rank up in the long term?

After the game

After the game, you need to review it. Remember what your goal was. Ask yourself: Did you make that goal happen? If not, what could you have done better to make it happen? If you did get your goal, figure out why it worked. And what you can do better in the next game.

Stick with the same goal

You never want to focus on one goal for one game and never again. You want to play at least 20 games focusing on the same goal. I recommend more. Or at least until you feel you have it down and can move on to your next goal.

I wish you luck with your goals! Let me know what your first goal is in the comments. I’m very interested in hearing how your journey is going!