Go Game - Life And Death
Way to improve go game skill
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Explore 40,000+ Go life-and-death problems, from timeless classics to professional challenges. Practice daily, sharpen your reading, and become a stronger Go player!
# Go Life & Death Master — Your Go Tsumego Training Library
**Over 40,000 Go life-and-death problems! From beginner to professional level, featuring timeless classics and challenging problems from professional games. Improve your reading skills through daily practice!**
Go Life & Death Master is a specialized app for Go life-and-death study and skill development. It features more than 40,000 problems across beginner, elementary, intermediate, advanced, and professional levels.
Explore classic collections such as *Fayang Lun*, *Tianlong Tu*, *Guanzi Pu*, *Xuanxuan Qijing*, *Qijing Zhongmiao*, and *Guishou Mosou*, along with life-and-death problems from modern professional Go games.
Whether you are new to Go, an amateur player aiming for a higher rank, or an experienced player who enjoys challenging problems, you can find exercises suited to your level.
## 【40,000+ Life-and-Death Problems】
Practice with a huge collection of problems covering different shapes and difficulty levels.
• **Beginner:** Learn basic life and death, eyes, and liberties.
• **Elementary:** Practice common shapes and basic attacking and defensive techniques.
• **Intermediate:** Study local fights and anticipate your opponent's responses.
• **Advanced:** Read deeper variations and improve your judgment.
• **Professional:** Challenge difficult problems that require deep reading.
## 【Classical Go Collections】
Discover the wisdom of traditional Go through famous collections:
• **Fayang Lun:** A classic known for intricate variations and demanding reading.
• **Tianlong Tu:** Challenging classical life-and-death problems.
• **Xuanxuan Qijing:** A traditional collection of Go wisdom and problems.
• **Qijing Zhongmiao:** Explore classical shapes and techniques.
• **Guishou Mosou:** Study surprising moves and ingenious tactics.
• **Guanzi Pu:** Learn endgame techniques and calculations.
These classic problems offer valuable opportunities to study Go techniques and appreciate its rich history.
## 【Professional-Level Problems】
Professional Go games contain many positions worth studying.
Practice identifying vital points, anticipating your opponent's responses, and reading complex variations. Learn to approach difficult positions with greater accuracy and confidence.
## 【Progressive Training】
Build your skills step by step with problems suited to your ability.
• Beginners: Learn basic concepts of life and death, liberties, and eyes.
• Elementary players: Practice connections, cuts, attacks, and defense.
• Intermediate players: Develop deeper reading and tactical skills.
• Advanced players: Analyze complex variations and improve judgment.
• Experienced players: Challenge professional-level and classical problems.
## 【Improve Your Reading and Calculation】
Accurate reading is one of the most important skills in Go.
Can your stones live? Can your opponent capture them? Is a defensive move necessary? These questions require careful calculation.
Regular tsumego practice helps develop observation, analysis, reasoning, and reading skills.
Don't just look for the correct answer. Understand why it works, why other moves fail, and what your opponent's strongest response might be.
## 【Daily Practice】
Consistent practice helps build strong Go fundamentals.
Suggested daily goals:
• Elementary players: About 10 problems.
• Intermediate players: About 5 problems.
• Advanced players: 1–2 challenging problems.
Quality matters more than quantity. Take your time to understand each problem and read the important variations carefully.
## 【Go for Children】
Go is an enjoyable intellectual activity for people of all ages.
Children can start with simple problems, learn basic Go concepts, and gradually explore more challenging positions.
Observing shapes, thinking independently, and comparing possible moves provide opportunities to practice concentration and logical reasoning.
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Information
- Seller
- 延正 王
- Size
- 512.8 MB
- Category
- Sports
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Purchase solution $3.99
- Basic death and life exercises $9.99
- extend death&life exercises $0.00
- New Edition Problems library $12.99
- Download all PDF documents $29.99
- Buy 100 AI problem-solving $12.99
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