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Any books for a beginner Go player?
Discovered Go not too long ago, finding it quite enjoyable.
I know there's plenty of reading material out there, but I'm unaware of what exactly would be worthwhile, especially for someone who's been dabbling around at it for 3 months at most.
Grateful for any and all suggestions!
I'm just a beginner myself and don't play real games anymore, but I like doing Go problems sometimes. I have books on my shelf titled "Graded Go problems for beginners" that I used to use, but now I use the Tsumego Go app.
Sensei’s library has a list of resources. Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go by Kageyama Toshiro had the best impact on me. As true beginner, it’s probably enough to do go problems, play games, and watch games. Once you get a feel for the game go for the books.
I liked the Learn to Play Go series by Janice Kim and Jeong Soo-hyun. Book 4 of that series introduced me to some basic strategies for the middle game, which was often the most perplexing part of the game for me when I was a beginner.