Hi everyone,
I joined here today, and figured I should introduce myself. I'm a Chess player, who has recently started learning to play Go . And now after a few days of studying the rules and playing some 9x9 games, I'm absolutely fascinated by the game, and I definitely want to get better. I mainly play against GNU Go on IGS's client and few IGS games, and I also made a KGS account today. I'm still very weak at most aspects of the game(especially tactical fights), and I have read that some Chess players, like myself, have bad habits, when they first learn Go. So any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

But I'm glad I found this site; It looks like great community of Go players, and I'm sure I'll have a great time playing Go.

Consider reading through Go players who also play chess and the link from that page to comparing go and chess to get a sense of some chess player's observations.

And welcome!

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Free tips and resources for clubs and teaching
Go Kit Club Pack - pack of 13x13 go sets for clubs
Go Tin - very portable go

Welcome!

One of the best tactics you've probably picked up from chess is reading ahead several moves before making a play. If you do that consistently, your tactical strength will quickly improve.

Welcome and happy new year.

Howdy, and welcome!

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Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].