I often get into capturing races and I usually lose them. How can I get stronger at capturing races? The important thing for capturing races and hand-to-hand fighting is regular training and experience. If you have opponents accessible, you can get strong through actual play; if you don't have many opportunities to play actual games, I recommend reading life-and-death and tesuji books. Avoid difficult books; instead, choose ones that match your actual level now. Rather than spending a lot of time and effort grappling with difficult problems, the point is to familiarize yourself with the positions that come up frequently in actual play so that you know the correct shape and the vital point at a glance. How about trying this?