Starter Go Information

Here's some links and recommended books for the starting Go player.

http://www.usgo.org/
American Go Association. Links, ratings, country-wide club listings.

http://www.usgo.org/usa/waytogo/index.asp
(The Way To Go: Introductory booklet on how to play Go.)

http://www.tigersmouth.org/
Tiger's Mouth -- Go Site For Kids

http://www.usgo.org/gocamp/
AGA Summer Go Camp

http://gokgs.com/
KGS online Go server -- play online, with optional ratings.

http://www.kiseido.com/
Kiseido -- online store and Go server.

http://www.yutopian.com/go/
Yutopian -- online go store.

http://www.slateandshell.com/
Slate and Shell -- books and equipment

http://www.allmixedup.com/
Online games site -- has a good 9x9 board.

Recommended books for beginners:

• Learn to Play Go, Janice Kim (with board)
• Go for Beginners, Kaoru Iwamoto
• Complete Introduction to Go, Cho Chikun
• The Book of Go, William Cobb (with board)
• The Elementary Go Series (7 volumes, formerly published by Ishi press, now published by Kiseido)