I just recently got a Go set, and I found an excellent on-line resource for learning the game, The Interactive Way To Go. I particularly enjoyed the brief introduction to the rules:
Before you begin, please remember just 3 rules below.
- Two players (black and white) take turns, placing one stone on the board at a time.
- A stone must be placed on the intersection of the vertical and horizontal lines.
- Once a stone is placed, you can’t move it, although under some conditions it may be removed.
They are just too easy, aren’t they? Now, you understand half the rules of Go!
I also learned (or was reminded of) a key piece of trivia:
Stones that can be removed with one more move are said to be in “Atari”.
Atari isn’t just a classic videogame company; it’s the Go version of check.