I second <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;playgo.to&#x2F;iwtg&#x2F;en&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;playgo.to&#x2F;iwtg&#x2F;en&#x2F;</a>, it&#x27;s a great site for learning the basics.<p>OGS (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;online-go.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;online-go.com&#x2F;</a>) also has a large beginner community, but they have some trolls and sandbaggers so you might not want your kid on there unguided.<p>KGS (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gokgs.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gokgs.com&#x2F;</a>) has a Beginner Room and a Teaching Ladder room, and it&#x27;s sort of the de-facto online go community for westerners, but the Java client can be a bit broken and KGS isn&#x27;t as active as it used to be.<p>And check for local clubs! I live in a fairly rural area and we (amazingly!) have about 6 regular members in our local Go club, and we love getting new players started. You can check the American Go Association to see if there&#x27;s a club in your area (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usgo.org&#x2F;where-play-go" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usgo.org&#x2F;where-play-go</a>), although their list isn&#x27;t totally comprehensive.<p>The usual adage is &quot;lose your first 100 games quickly&quot;; once you&#x27;ve played around a hundred games and gotten the hang of the rules and basics, start checking out some of Nick Sibicky&#x27;s videos on YouTube (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;nicksibicky&#x2F;videos?view=0&amp;shelf_id=2&amp;sort=dd" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;nicksibicky&#x2F;videos?view=0&amp;shelf...</a>). He teaches at the Seattle Go Center and does a really great job working with an audience of beginners. Start with his earlier lectures, because they&#x27;re more geared towards real beginners, with later lectures starting to target more advanced amateurs as he gets more popular.<p>Enjoy!