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What Is Tsumego and How Do You Practice It?

Tsumego is the Japanese term for Go problems that ask you to read out the status of a group — typically life-and-death situations…

What Are Weiqi Problems and How Do You Train With Them?

Weiqi problems (also called go problems, baduk problems, or tsumego) are short, self-contained board positions with a correct seq…

What Are Baduk Problems and How Should You Train With Them?

Baduk problems are short, solvable positions — usually life-and-death or tactical situations — that you read out and answer witho…

What Is a Go Problem Database and How Do You Use One to Train?

A Go problem database is a searchable, ranked collection of Go problems (tsumego, tesuji, and more) that you can filter by diffic…

What Are Go Problems and How Do They Improve Your Game?

Go problems are short, solvable positions—usually life-and-death, tesuji, or capturing-race situations—that you read out to a def…