We'd rather point you to the best existing guides and communities than rewrite them ourselves. Here's where our members learn, play online, and connect with the wider Go world.
Free structured interactive lessons, from board basics through intermediate tactics (ladders, nets, seki) and opening/endgame strategy.
A free interactive tutorial right in the browser covering rules, basic tactics, opening, and endgame.
Free and browser-based, with bots to practice against and built-in puzzles. What most of our members use between meetups.
One of the most active servers today, with free live broadcasts of top professional title matches.
The server with the largest population and strongest pros. The interface is mostly Chinese, but an English client is available to download.
A Korean server with a proper English client and a large player base.
Draw a position and see how it's been played across 70,000+ professional games — great for joseki and fuseki study.
A deep community wiki covering strategy, theory, and just about every other Go topic — a great reference once you're past the basics.
The U.S. national governing body: membership, ratings, and a club/chapter finder for when you're traveling.
An active Reddit community (~50k members) for general Go discussion and questions.
A directory of Go clubs around the world with an interactive map — handy for finding a place to play while traveling.