How to play Go
Go is the oldest board game in the world. These five guides take you from the basic rules to reading a finished board — pick the one you need.
The rules
Stones on intersections, liberties, capturing, passing, and the 7.5 komi that makes a draw impossible.
Capturing
Atari, two eyes, and why a ladder always runs toward the edge of the board.
Ko & suicide
The two special rules: no instant retaking after a ko, and no filling your own last liberty.
Handicap
How 2 to 9 stones level the game between players of different strength.
Scoring
Marking dead stones, counting territory plus stones, and adding komi under Chinese rules.