Of course you can. Just as you don't memorize every rule to watch a sport. Your first game works if you follow just one of "people," "groups of stones" or "time."
POINT 01
Your entrance doesn't have to be the rules.
See the story in thinking time and the speed of decisions.
Just watch whether it escapes or gets caught.
Feel the tension of byoyomi and the meaning of long thinks.
POINT 02
It's fine to be left behind in positions you don't understand.
It's fine to open a stream midway, or for a difficult variation to begin. You can rejoin from a single comment like "this is the critical moment" or "watch this stone." If the board has changed a lot after you look away for a bit, that's a highlight too.
- Pick one player to cheer for
- Look at the screen only when the commentator raises their voice
- Check the winner and how it ended after the game
POINT 03
"I want to watch another game" is the first right answer.
You understood what one stone meant, remembered a player's name, enjoyed the tension of the endgame. One of these is enough. What you don't understand will naturally connect with words as you keep watching.
Find a player you like with MIRUGO's favorite player quiz, then bring that player's "watch for this" to a game.