About
Go on a 9×9 board is a distilled lesson in influence: stones don't move, groups live by liberties, and two passes end the scoring. A single cut can kill a group; a thick wall can dominate half the board. Komi gives White a fair fight. Perfect for learning territory without a three-hour match.
Classics
How to play
- 1 Place stones on empty intersections; groups with no liberties are captured and removed.
- 2 Suicide is illegal unless the move captures opponent stones.
- 3 Pass when you believe further stones lose points — two consecutive passes end the game.
- 4 Score territory plus captured stones; White receives 6.5 komi on this board size.
- 5 Thick connected groups are hard to kill; thin shapes invite cuts.