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What this blog is about

The Cute Go blog is written for absolute beginners, parents of preschool-aged children, and Go educators. We don't post pro game commentaries or joseki dictionaries. We focus on what trips up first-time Go learners, why it trips them up, and how to explain it intuitively. Every article is meant to pair with the interactive board on the homepage — read a concept, then test it in seconds on a 5×5 board.

The blog has three sections:

• About Go — introductory articles for total beginners: what Go is, the rules in one piece, how Go differs from chess, a multilingual terminology guide, cognitive benefits for children. Read them in any order.
• Go Tutorial (Lessons 1–8) — eight progressive lessons from "the board" to "scoring." Each takes 5–10 minutes; see the full tutorial index for an introduction.
• Common Tactics — eight fundamental patterns (atari, double atari, ladder, net, throw-in, connect-and-die, true eye vs false eye, life and death), each told as a child-friendly story (the ladder is "a black cat chasing a mouse," for example).

Three suggested reading paths

• Absolute beginner: Start with What is Go? for the big picture, then work through Lesson 1 → Lesson 8 in order.
• Parents learning with a child: Read Benefits of Go for Children to check whether the fit is right, then use story-driven articles like Cat & Mouse: Ladder for Kids to ease into it.
• You already know the rules: Skip ahead to Go Strategy for Beginners for common pitfalls, then read Go vs Chess to widen your view.