In this unique treatment of low-handicap go a 9-dan professional sets out to change your whole approach to the game. Step by step he shows you how to take the initiative, how to attack, how to handle the corners, and how to keep the game simple, all the while relentlessly hammering away at the negative mentality that keeps players from advancing. Absorb what he had to say, and the opponents you once feared may soon have to fear you.

The Breakthrough to ShoDan

Humor & Entertainment

Naoki, Miyamoto

Puzzles & Games

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Enclosure Josekis This book is a practical guide to the art of invading a corner position where the opponent has already made an enclosure. It covers, in a dictionay format, the basic patterns that come up repeatedly in one's games. The patterns are: the small knight enclosure, the large knight enclosure, the one-space enclosure (from the 3-4 point), the star point enclosure. There is also a supplementary chapter on three other common formations 'Enclosure Josekis' teaches the invader how to live inside the opponent's position by making light and flexible shape. It also shows the defender the proper way to deal with an invasion so that he gets adequate compensation even if the defender lives. This book will sharpen up your middle game and make you a master of the endgame.

Enclosure Josekis Attacking and Defending the Corner

Takemiya, Masaki

Attacking enemy stones is one of the most basic elements in any game of go, yet surprising little has been written about any theory of attacking. Methods of attack, selection of a target, timing, contriving a double attack – these are techniques which require a lot of trial and error to master. “Kato's attack and Kill” offers an invaluable shortcut. The author, Kato Honinbo, is known and feared as one of the most aggressive attacking players in modern go and in this book he presents a thorough and practical analysis of all the elements essential for a successful attack. There are a numerous examples from actual play, a problem section, and a selection of Kato's own games which feature attacking and killing large groups. Reading this book will transform your game.

Kato's Attack and Kill

Kato, Masao

The Sanren-Sei, which consists of three stones played in a row on the star-points on one side, is the most powerful and dramatic of modern fuseki patterns, yet it is the easiest to master. He has enjoyed consistent popularity ever since it was invented because of its emphasis on developing a bold, attacking style. In this lucid explanation, Takagawa Shukaku helps you grasp its key concepts and shows you how to use it to secure center influence and build large moyos. He gives a comprehensive coverage of Sanren-Sei basics, then shows it in action in top-level professional play. Sanren-sai strategy is easy both to understand and to apply. The main themes of this opening are clear and compelling, and there are relatively few josekis to memorize, yet by the time you finish this book you will understand why it has been the favorite fuseki of so many great players.

The Power of the Star-Point The Sanren-Sei Opening

Shukaku, Takagawa

All About Thickness Understanding Moyo and Influence A completely new kind of go book. Two-color printing makes the advanced concepts of thickness and influence graphically clear – and instantly understandable. Most go books are top heavy with text and endless exploratory diagrams. Ishida's approach in this book is the opposite – large diagrams, simple explanations, a minimum of mind-numbing text – yet this is the most successful attempt in the go literature to convey to go players at all levels the secrets of building thickness and making effective use of influence. How do you build influence? In what areas of the board should you aim to control? In what directions to the stones exert their force? How close should you approach a strung enemy position? How many points can you expect to convert a thick position into? The answers to these questions and many other questions will be apparent at a glance when you read this book. All about thickness, the first book of its kind, was a best seller in Japan. Go players around the world should find th English version as Japanese go fans.

All About Thickness : Understanding Moyo and Influence

Business & Money

Ishida, Yoshio

Economics

Learning Joseki is an important step on the road to mastering go. However, learning how to choose the winning joseki is even more important. This excellent book bridges the gap between fuseki, the opening moves of the game, and joseki. Joseki are sequences of plays in the corners that give a local result that is equal in value to both white and black. By playing a joseki you ensure that you avoid mistakes. But the corner interacts with the rest of the board and the biggest mistake of all may have been the joseki you chose. Here a master of the game presents 24 typical opening situations. In each situation the author proposes 3 different strategies for play in one of the corners and then analyzes the whole board situation. Although locally all three moves are plausible, that is to say they are josekis, from the whole board point only one of the strategies is superior. The preferred and inferior moves are then analyzed in great detail. From these examples you will gain an insight into when and why one joseki is better than another. Cover: An ukiyoe print by Kuniyoshi (1847-50). This print shows a quarrel between Kudo Suketsune (drawing his sword) and Sasaki Nobutsuna. Mt. Fuji rises in the background. The date is the 1180's. In 1193, Suketsune died in one of the most famous vendettas in Japanese history. From the collection of John Power.

The Great Joseki Debates

Kunihisa, Honda

All About Life and Death The most complete work on tsume-go ever published in English. Life and Death is a critical subject area for go players. Cho leads the reader through all of the important patterns that occur in play. Because of the vast range of material included, beginners will profit from the book, while experts will still find a challenge. For beginners through dan level players! Use it as a text to study life and death in detail Use it as a problem book to sharpen your reading skills. Use it as an encyclopedic reference. Volume 1 covers basic corner shapes and the 'comb' pattern. Volume 2 analyzes the 'carpenter square', shapes on the sides and corner shapes arising from josekis and attacks on corner enclosures. About the Author: Cho Chikun is the foremost Korean practitioner of the Game of Go. He began his professional study at the game of six, becoming the youngest-ever professional at 11. At the age of 24, he won the prestigious title Meijin, and is the only go player ever to have held all top four Japanese titles at the same time. Cover illustration: The Courtesan of Hell dreaming of skeletons at play. A comical ukiyo-e print by Gyosai (1874). From the Ishi collection.

All About Life and Death, Volume 2

Cho Chikun

Opening theory in go has a long history and has undergone many changes. In the 17th through 19th centuries, the first move in the corner was usually played on the 3-4 point, or occasionally the 5-3 or the 5-4 point. The star point was almost never played. Then in the mid-1930s, the “New Fuseki” became the vogue. The star point became a key feature and emphasis was placed on central influence. In present day opening theory, the star point still carries great weight, since it occupies the corner in one move, has a powerful influence along the sides, and permits a much faster development than the 3-4 point. Its weakness lies at the 3-3 point, from which the corner territory can easily be destroyed. However, more and more openings are being played today which emphasize tight territorial control. Here again the 3-3 point is critical, whether played to secure the corner territory with one move, or to destroy the opponents corner territory. In these openings many questions arise about joseki in relation to the surrounding positions. In other words, joseki cannot be confined to just one corner or just one side; the whole board must be taken into account. This book analyzes the role of the 3-3 point in opening strategy and features examples taken from about 100 of Cho Chikun's games. The opening is the most enjoyable part of the game to study. It is also the most intuitive part of the game, and its concepts are the easiest to grasp. Any reader who knows the rules should make effortless progress by reading this book.

The 3-3 Point Modern Opening Strategy

Chikun, Cho

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