6 Kyu to 4 Kyu - Preparation for the storm

Recommended Completion Time: At least 4 months

Primary Focus: SDK progression, Opening strategy, Joseki mastery, Tournaments, Offline games, Tsumego, 19x19 gameplay.

Sharpen your skills to survive the storm.
What storm? The high SDK level barrier.

🎥 Recommended Videos & Lectures

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1. Step-by-step follow the Korean Tutorial Series - Becoming 5 Kyu
2. Watch the 5Kyu level videos from the Clossi Approach Series.
3. Watch Dwyrin’s Back to Basic Kyu level Videos to learn in a very entertaining way.
4. Expand your skills with the Intermediate Go Lessons by Go Magic.
5. Fix Kyu Mistakes - Part 1 & Part 2
6. How to play against this descend down by Ali Jabarin 1P
7. Why pushing is a bad move by Andrii Kravets 2P

Try apropriate filers to find more lectures in BadukTube

📖 Studying More Josekis

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1. Watch all Kyu Level Joseki Related Videos by NYIG_GO
2. Study some more from Chapter 5 - Josekis - by Here We Go
3. New keima move in common position by Pavol Lisy
4. 3-3 invasion and inside cut after hane by Andrii Kravets 2P
5. New joseki nobi in common joseki by AlphaGo by Pavol Lisy

📑 Getting Crafty with Fuseki

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1. How to Master Your Opening by Felipo Jian.
2. Popular play in Handicap games by Andrii Kravets 2P
3. Why don’t we split right side in this position by Andrii Kravets 2P

📖 MidGame Stuff

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1. Tesuji from actual game by Mateusz Surma 1P
2. New move on the second line by Artem Kachanovsky 2P
3. Beautiful kosumi move influenced by AI by Ali Jabarin 1P
4. Change of moyo’s owner by Mateusz Surma 1P

🧩 Tsumegos

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1. Complete exercises up to Yose Tesuji in the Magical Academy Section of Go Magic’s Skill Tree
2. Check the Rank & Skill Analysis Test

Now Putting Your Knowledge into Action

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1. Engage in real-world matches by connecting with other players or joining clubs through Baduk.Club. Offline games are invaluable for building confidence and applying what you’ve learned.
2. And keep playing in the other places like before, as usual.

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Remember, without curiosity life is boring, so is the Game of Go. Dare to try different ideas. Good Luck, Have Fun!