Master the game of Go with this expert guide. Go is a two-player board game that first originated in ancient China but is also very popular in Japan and Korea. There is significant strategy and philosophy involved in the game, and the number of possible games is vast—even when compared to chess. This is the first comprehensive strategy guidebook in English to cover the entire game of Go by illustrating the nuances and finer points of Go strategy. Its 203 problems and their commented answers demonstrate to players of all level of skill not only successful moves, but also the incorrect moves and why they are wrong. This enables players to identify strengths and weaknesses in their games. From opening play to the endgame, Winning Go is an essential tool in helping serious players master the sophisticated sequence and flow of advanced Go play. Useful Go strategies include:<ul>
<li> The opening (fuseki)</li>
<li> The middle (chuban)</li>
<li> The endgame (yose)</li>
<li> Clever moves (tesuji)</li>
<li> Life and death (shikatsu)</li>
<li> Winning corner skirmishes (joseki)</li>
<li> Accurate counting</li>
</ul>Players will learn about not only creating good shapes, but also how to avoid or take advantage of bad ones, along with the right and wrong order of moves. This makes Winning Go the ideal choice for a first problem book because it enables both players and teachers to improve upon their Go game. From opening play to endgame, Winning go is an essential tool in helping serious Go players master the sophisticated sequence and flow of advanced Go play.

Winning Go: Successful Moves from the Opening to the Endgame

Humor & Entertainment

Bozulich, Richard

Shotwell, Peter

Puzzles & Games

Tuttle+publishing

Master the game of Go with this expert guide. Go is a two-player board game that first originated in ancient China but is also very popular in Japan and Korea. There is significant strategy and philosophy involved in the game, and the number of possible games is vast—even when compared to chess. This is the first comprehensive strategy guidebook in English to cover the entire game of Go by illustrating the nuances and finer points of Go strategy. Its 203 problems and their commented answers demonstrate to players of all level of skill not only successful moves, but also the incorrect moves and why they are wrong. This enables players to identify strengths and weaknesses in their games. From opening play to the endgame, Winning Go is an essential tool in helping serious players master the sophisticated sequence and flow of advanced Go play. Useful Go strategies include:<ul>
<li> The opening (fuseki)</li>
<li> The middle (chuban)</li>
<li> The endgame (yose)</li>
<li> Clever moves (tesuji)</li>
<li> Life and death (shikatsu)</li>
<li> Winning corner skirmishes (joseki)</li>
<li> Accurate counting</li>
</ul>Players will learn about not only creating good shapes but also how to avoid or take advantage of bad ones, along with the right and wrong order of moves. This makes Winning Go the ideal choice for a first problem book because it enables both players and teachers to improve upon their Go game. From opening play to endgame, Winning go is an essential tool in helping serious Go players master the sophisticated sequence and flow of advanced Go play.

Book by Davies, James, Bozulich, Richard

An Introduction to Go

Davies, James

Ishi Pr

The Second Book Of Go takes the reader who has learned the rules and rudiments of strategy and introduces him or her to the fundamental ideas required to get to the 12 kyu level.

Second Book of Go

Reference

Catalogs & Directories

Very good book to improve your go skill

Get Strong at Invading (Get Strong at Go) by Bozulich, Richard (1995) Paperback

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Ishi Press,Japan

In handicap games, the handicap stones are high on the star points and are not efficient in securing territory. It is therefore natural and strategically correct for Black to emphasize influence. However, kyu-level players lack the ability and the confidence to play an influence-oriented game; instead of taking chances on positions in which the territorial boundaries are not clearly defined and are often wide open, they prefer to build iron-clad territories in the corners and on the sides. This is strategically unsound. Kyu-level players also tend to play defensively and are not inclined to attack the stronger player. The result is that their opponent steadily starts gaining an advantage in both territory and influence after the first few moves of the game. The correct strategy for Black in handicap games is to place priority on building influence and to use this influence to relentlessly attack. This way of playing might seem to be unreasonable against a strong opponent, but it will actually make your handicap games less complicated and your strategic goals more clear. It is the aim of this book to teach the principles and techniques that will enable the kyu-level player to play this kind of game. Handicap Go starts out with a chapter laying out 20 principles that a player should constantly keep in mind while playing their games. The second chapter outlines a ‘sure-win strategy’ that Black can use in his games to increase his chances of winning. The third chapter looks at handicap games from the viewpoint of White. The fourth chapter presents four example games. The book ends with 38 problems that expand on the theoretical discussions contained in the first chapters and explore variations that were omitted there.

Handicap Go (Elementary Go Series)

Nagahara, Yoshiaki

Kiseido Publishing Company

This book is written for players who have acquired an understanding of the rules of go and some of its most elementary tactics and strategies by having read an introductory book and having played a few games. We have assumed that the reader understands the terms ‘sente’ and ‘gote’, that he knows what a ko is, is able to determine neutral points, and can count the score. Its aim is to give the novice an introduction to each phase of the game and to dispel a number of strategic and tactical misconceptions that often plague beginners and inhibit their progress. Beginners usually overemphasize defense, not realizing that the best way to defend is to attack. By attacking your opponent’s stones, you can often defend your weak positions in the process. Understanding this concept from the very beginning of one’s go career will clear the way for quick progress up through the kyu ranks. In this context, Chapters Two and Four are the most important and should be of value, especially to players who have been struggling for years to reach expert or dan level.

The Second Book of Go: What you need to know after you've learned the rules

Go is the ancient oriental board game, play by millions throughout the world. The rules are so easy a child of five can learn to play, but true mastery requires years of intensive study. Like nature, its simple elements-- wood and stone, line and circle, black and white -- build into complex structures. Go is the perfect game for developing left- and right-brain abilities -- intuition and pattern recognition as well as brute-force analysis. In addition, the richness of its strategic concepts allows go to be used as a model for real-life decision making. Go also teaches the value of patience and it shows how to balance aggressiveness and restraint for maximum gain. "How to Play Go. A Concise Introduction" is a straightforward introduction to the game. The ten basic rules are clearly explained in just a few pages. Problems are interspersed throughout the book to drive home the concepts being presented. After the rules are thoroughly explained, there is a section on opening strategy, followed by a section on tactics. Everything that is essential to playing the game is included with ample references to resources that will aid you in continuing your study of this ancient and profound game.

How to Play Go. A Concise Introduction

175 problems in the opening (fuseki) ranging in difficulty from easy to difficult. This book is an ideal introduction to the field of fuseki and should be studied by every beginning player. The problems begin with an analysis of the Chinese, niren-sei, sanren-sei, Shusaku, and tatsuki (diagonal) fusekis as well as other important opening strategies. The remainder of the problems are designed to hammer home to the reader the basic principles of the fuseki.

Get Strong at Opening

Kiseido Publishing Co.

From back cover - This joeski book is unique as it not only shows you the most important points (komoko) josekis that are likely to arise in your games, it also shows you how to apply them in actual situations, which joeski to select, and how to continue the joeski in the middle game. The material is presented as a series of problems which is an ideal way to study joeski. Instead of memorizing variations, your attention is focused on an important joeski move or idea. Memorization then comes effortlessly, making this the perfect joeski book for all players. (Description by http-mart)

Get Strong at Joseki 2

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Winning Go: Successful Moves from the Opening to the Endgame

Winning Go: Successful Moves from the Opening to the Endgame

An Introduction to Go

Second Book of Go

Get Strong at Invading (Get Strong at Go) by Bozulich, Richard (1995) Paperback

Handicap Go (Elementary Go Series)

The Second Book of Go: What you need to know after you've learned the rules

How to Play Go. A Concise Introduction

Get Strong at Opening

Get Strong at Joseki 2