It is very common to suggest to people new to the game of go to lose the first 100 games as quickly as possible [1]. Not "play", "lose". The fact is you will lo

It is very common to suggest to people new to the game of go to lose the first 100 games as quickly as possible [1]. Not "play", "lose". The fact is you will lose a vast majority of the first 100 games you play because the initial learning curve is so steep. It's hard to even imagine what moves might be reasonable when you start playing. So the idea is to not focus on trying to win or thinking through what your best moves might be, but to just get accustomed to some basic patterns, common positions, etc first. You have to build up a certain body of knowledge before you can really think about what moves you might want to play. So just play a lot of quick games and accept that you will lose and come out better on the other side. [1] http://agfgo.org/pages/learn2.php http://agfgo.org/pages/learn2.php