Go Teaching Services

This page lists suppliers of Go teaching, who provide a service tailored to the customer’s needs, and who charge for their service. If instead you are looking for elementary instruction in Go, see Tel’s Go Notes or this site’s introduction to Go.

There are many suppliers of such services, so this page will be restricted to suppliers who can deliver the lessons in English. Anyone offering English-language Go teaching is invited to email us with some information, so as to be listed on this page.

Also note the BGA now runs the Shodan Challenge which couples challengers with a mentor to help them reach a target grade.

Peter Wendes

BGA Education Officer.

Peter is the only full-time freelance Go promoter in the UK. He offers workshops for complete beginners, with no prior knowledge of the game required. Most of his time is spent in schools and colleges, but he works with a wide variety of other organisations, public and corporate. Recent clients include:

The Embassy of Japan, London
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Eton College
Millfield School
SCOPE West Sussex
The Academy for Gifted Youth, Warwick University
West Sussex LEA
Portsmouth LEA
Tower Hamlets LEA
Surrey LEA
The Mathematical Association

Peter describes Go as ‘The Extreme Mind Sport’—extremely challenging, creative and inclusive. Organisations are invited to visit his ZenMachine web site zenmachine.co.uk, or contact him by email at pwendes@hotmail.com or telephone 02392 267648.

Tony Atkins, 3d, Kiseki Go

Tony started working full time on Go in 2004, but has plenty of previous experience promoting and teaching the game. He was BGA Secretary for many years and was elected to the executive of the European Go Federation in 2000, serving a period as President. He is an amateur 3 dan player having learned the game over 30 years ago. He lives in Reading.

The Kiseki Go web site, kisekigo.com, describes Tony’s introductory workshops and his sessions for players who have just started to play Go and who want to know more.

Matthew Macfadyen, 6d

Matthew Macfadyen has been the British Go Champion and is Training Advisor to the BGA. He has in the past taught by email and given seminars.

Matthew Macfadyen’s web site describes his seminars and his email courses.

Guo Juan, 5p

Guo Juan is one of the strongest Go players in Europe; she played as a professional in China. She is also an inspiring teacher. She lives in Amsterdam but can travel to do workshops. She used to deliver her lessons by email or as teaching games on the Kiseido Go Server, but nowadays she uses her Internet Go School to deliver lessons and courses, including her on-line audio teaching service.

Alexandre Dinerchtein, 3p

Alexandre Dinerchtein was the first Russian professional and lived in South Korea for some years after 1997.

His web site is at breakfast.go4go.net.

Christian Pop, 7d

Christian Pop offers teaching in the format required by his pupils; he recommends playing a game against him, which he then reviews. He charges US$20–$25 per hour.

He plays on KGS as ‘Solaris’.

Christian Pop’s teaching is described on his web site goschool.resurse.com.