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Lesson 1:Principles of Fuseki to follow to become a dan player
Lesson 2:Value of Moves in Go
Lesson 3:How to decide whether to Defend or Attack
Lesson 4:Essential 3-3 Invasion Josekis
Lesson 5:3-3 Point for Newbies | Go Joseki Lecture
Lesson 6:Basics of low-approach Josekis | Go Joseki Lecture
Lesson 7:High Approach Basics everyone needs to know! | Go Joseki Lecture

Principles of Middle Game

Lesson 1: Introduction to Middle Game
Lesson 2: How and When to get Territories
Lesson 3: How to Expand/Grow
Lesson 4: How to Invade
Lesson 5: How to Reduce
Lesson 6: When to Fight
Lesson 7: How to Tenuki
Lesson 8: Summary

Kobayashi Trap Opener

Lesson 0: Kobayashi Trap Opener Introduction
Lesson 1: Common Pictures
Lesson 2: Simple One Space High Pincer Variations
Lesson 3: One Space High Pincer | White's Resists
Lesson 4: Punishing Mistakes from White
Lesson 5: Punishing When White Doesn't Resist
Lesson 6: Punish White's Small Knight Resists
Lesson 7: Dealing with Large Knight's Approach
Lesson 8: How to continue with your game
Lesson 9: Intro to High Approach
Lesson 10: High Approach Flying Knife
Lesson 11: High Approach Pincer Kosumi Variation
Lesson 12: Kobayashi High Approach Pincer other Variation
Lesson 13: 2 Space Approach
Lesson 14: Attachment Basics
Lesson 15: Attaching Knife 1
Lesson 16: Attaching Knife 2
Lesson 1: How to Play as White | Double Hane Opener
Lesson 2: Theories on 3-3 Josekis
Lesson 3: Double Hane Opener 2
Lesson 4: Double Hane Joseki Theory
Lesson 5: Dealing with Kobayashi Opener 1
Lesson 6: Kobayashi Common Invasions
Lesson 7: Kobayashi Avalanche

Principles of Fuseki

Lesson 1&2: Empty Corners First & Urgent Move is the BAE
Lesson 3: Josekis in Fuseki
Lesson 4: Play Wide When In Doubt
Lesson 5: How to Decide Seemingly Equal Positions
Lesson 6: Follow-up Moves
Lesson 7: Group's Health
Lesson 8: econd Line Moves

Essential Joseki

Lesson 0: Introduction
Lesson 1: Defense VS Pincer
Lesson 2: Essential Star Point Defense
Lesson 3: Recommended Josekis
Lesson 4: One Space Low Pincer - 3-3 Invasion
Lesson 5: One Space Low Pincer - Jump
Lesson 6: One Space Low Pincer - Double Approach
Lesson 7: Two Space High Pincer - Simplified
Lesson 8: Two Space High Pincer - Double Approach
Lesson 9: Basics of 3-3 Invasions
Lesson 10: Essential 3-3 Invasion Variations
Lesson 11: 2-4 & 2-5 Point Invasions
Lesson 12: 2-4 & 2-5 Point Invasions
Lesson 1: Basics of 3-4 Point Josekis
Lesson 2: Pincers - Simplified
Lesson 3: Low Approach Basics
Lesson 4: Low Approach - Pincer
Lesson 5: Low Approach - Pincer - Shoulder-hit
Lesson 6: High Approach Basics
Lesson 7: Two Space High Pincer - Simplified (Taisha)
Lesson 8: Large Knight Approach
Lesson 9: Common Trickplays
Lesson 1: Basic 3-3 Point Josekis
Lesson 1: San Ren Sei
Lesson 2: Kobayashi Opener
Lesson 3: Chinese Opener
Lesson 4: Mini Chinese Opener
Lesson 5: Double Chinese Opener
Lesson 6: Double Kobayashi Opener
Lesson 7: White's 4-5 Point Opener
Lesson 8: White's 3-5 Point Opener

Thickness Made Easy

Lesson 1: What is Thickness?
Lesson 2: What Does Thickness Do?
Lesson 3: Directions
Lesson 4: Thickness & Aggression
Lesson 5: Thickness & Invasion
Lesson 6: Thickness & Moyo
Lesson 7: Thickness & Strategy

Dealing with Common Invasions

Lesson 1: Important Concept
Lesson 2: 2-Space Extention Invasions
Lesson 3: Double 2-Space Extention Invasions
Lesson 4: High and Low 2-Space Extension Invasions
Lesson 5: High 3-Space Extension Invasions
Lesson 6: 3-Space Extension Invasions
Lesson 7: 3-Space Extension + Jump Invasions
Lesson 8: 3-Space Extension + Stand Invasions
Lesson 9: 4 & 5 Space Extension Invasions

Principles of Fuseki to follow to become a dan player

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