The game of Go begins with an empty board divided into small squares. A standard board has a size of 19 x 19, a board for learning beginners is 9 x 9 or 13 x 13. Black always goes first and all the moves are carried out in turns. If Go is played with a handicap, the weakest player always walks the first and a certain number of black pebbles are placed on the playing field in advance. The set odvers are Black’s move and therefore White’s next move.

The move is that the player puts his stone on the connection lines (point), which are not occupied. It is no longer possible to move the stone, but the enemy can capture and remove it from the field.

The installed stone must be located so that it has one unallocated point next to it horizontally or vertically, it is also called respiratory or free. The player’s stones, located next door, are a group sharing a free point between them. If the player is able to position his stones so that the opponent’s stone (or group of stones) does not have free points, then this stone (or group of stones) of the opponent becomes captive and can be removed from the board.

The goal is to capture as much space on the field as possible.

In many interpretations of the rules of the game, it is forbidden to make a suicidal move when the own group is deprived of the last point of freedom. An exception may be a move when it deprives the opponent’s stones of all free points, that is, the opponent’s stones are captured and removed from the board, while their own remain in the game.

In Guo, one should not repeat positions that had previously met in this game. The interpretation of these prohibitions can have significant differences in different rules.

During the game, you can skip the course by making a “pass”. If the opponent passes, the game is considered over. Usually, players fold when there are no free points that can improve the position of the player. Stones, obviously dead, but not removed from the board, are removed, becoming the prey of a more successful player.