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Learning the rules

K50: Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game US$15;   €11.50;  ¥1,400
by Cho Chikun

After learning the rules

Graded Go Problems for Beginners
by Kano Yoshinori 9-dan

K46: Graded Go Problems for Beginners, Vol. 1 US$21;   €16;  ¥1,900
K47: Graded Go Problems for Beginners, Vol. 2 US$21;   €16;   ¥1,900
K48: Graded Go Problems for Beginners, Vol. 3 US$21;   €16;   ¥1,900
K49: Graded Go Problems for Beginners, Vol. 4 US$21;   €16;  ¥1,900

K31: The Second Book of GoUS$18;   €14;  ¥1,650
K36: Opening Theory Made Easy US$18;   €14;  ¥1,650
K02: Basic Techniques of Go US$18;   €14;   ¥1,650
K28: Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go US$18;   €14;  ¥1,650; 
K17: Kage's Secret Chronicles of Handicap Go US$12;   €9.50;  ¥1,200



The Elementary Go Series
For those who want to become dan-level players, the Elementary Go Series is must reading. In these seven volumes every aspect of the game is covered. Considered by many to be a masterpiece of go writing.

K10: Volume One: In the Beginning US$18;   €14;  ¥1,650
K11: Volume Two: 38 Basic Josekis US$18;   €14;  ¥1,650
K12: Volume Three: Tesuji US$18;   €14;  ¥1,650
K13: Volume Four: Life and Death US$18;   €14;  ¥1,650
K14: Volume Five: Attack and DefenseUS$18;   €14;  ¥1,650
K15: Volume Six: The EndgameUS$18;   €14;  ¥1,650


Graded Go Problems for Dan Players
This new series of books is a translation of a popular Nihon Ki-in collection for aspiring dan players. It is designed to provide low-kyu and low-dan players with the essential grounding in the basics of life-and-death, tesuji, and joseki needed to develop deeper and more accurate reading and the knowledge they need to compete as dan players. The level of the problems starts at around 5-kyu and works up to 3-dan, with the majority in the 1- to 3-dan bracket.
These three volumes are the first in a projected seven volume series. It will continue with volumes four to six, containing life-and-death, tesuji, and joseki problems for 3-dan players and stronger. Volumes seven will cover the opening (fuseki) and the middle game. Expected publication date for Volumes Four to Six is Spring 2010 and Summer 2010 for Volume Seven.
K61: Volume One: 300 Life-and-Death Problems US$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,400
K62: Volume Two: 300 Tesuji Problems US$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,400
K63: Volume Three: 300 Joseki Problems US$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,400



Mastering the Basics Series
Along with playing games, practice is essential for mastering go technique, namely, practice in analyzing positions and reading out all their variations. However, the practice players get from their games is limited, whereas problem books can give the amateur go player a vast variety of positions that might occur in their games. Practice also keeps the mind sharp and in top form. This is the reason professionals are always solving problems.
Practice must also include repetition if it is to be effective. If you have to find the same kind of tesuji in similar patterns over and over again, spotting that tesuji in a game will become second nature.
It is the purpose of this series to provide a vast number and a large variety of problems -- in every phase of go, from the opening to the endgame -- for amateur players to practice their go technique. To accommodate so many problems, the explanations are minimal and limited to either illustrating a fundamental principle or a tesuji.
The problems are not hard; they range from very easy to moderately difficult. A dan player should be able to solve them within a minute, sometimes on sight, but it may take a bit longer for kyu-level players. But even if you are a dan player, solving these problem will keep your go sharp and give you the competive edge needed to win your games.

K71: Volume One: 501 Opening ProblemsUS$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,300
K72: Volume Two: 1001 Life-and-Death Problems US$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,300
K73: Volume Three: Making Good ShapeUS$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,300
K74: Volume Four: 501 Tesuji ProblemsUS$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,300
K75: Volume Five: The Basics of Go Strategy US$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,300
K76: Volume Six: All About KoUS$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,300



Problem books to make you an expert player

The Get Strong at Go Series

Written, compiled, and edited by Richard Bozulich

These problem books cover every phase of the game from the opening to the endgame. Each contains more than 170 problems ranging in difficulty from elementary to advanced, so they can be used by players from 25-kyu to dan level. By studying go in this problem format, you will not only learn the basic principles as to why moves are made, but you will also train yourself in thinking through and analyzing the positions that arise in your games. Diligent study of this series will lay the foundation for becoming a strong player.

K51: Get Strong at the Opening US$21;   €16.50;  ¥1,900
K52: Get Strong at Joseki, Volume 1 US$21;   €16.50;  ¥1,900
K53: Get Strong at Joseki, Volume 2 US$21;   €16.50;  ¥1,900
K54: Get Strong at Joseki, Volume 3 US$21;   €16.50;  ¥1,900
K55: Get Strong at Invading US$21;   €16.50;  ¥1,900
K56: Get Strong at Tesuji US$21;   €16.50;  ¥1,900
K57: Get Strong at the Endgame US$21;   €16.50;  ¥1,900
K58: Get Strong at Life and Death US$21;   €16.50;  ¥1,900
K59: Get Strong at Handicap Go US$21;   €16.50;  ¥1,900
K60: Get Strong at Attacking US$21;   €16.50;  ¥1,900



Refining your go technique

K69: Cosmic Go:
A Guide to Four-Stone Handicap Games		 US$18;   €14;  ¥1,650
by Yang Huiren and Sangit Chatterjee
K26: The Direction of PlayUS$18;   €14 ¥1,650
by Kajiwara Takeo
K29: Reducing Territorial Frameworks US$18;   €14 ¥1,650
by Fujisawa Shuko
K33: The Chinese OpeningUS$18;   €14 ¥1,650
by Kato Masao 9-dan
K45: Positional JudgmentUS$18;   €14 ¥1,650
by Cho Chikun

K21: Dictionary of Basic Joseki, Volume 1 US$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,400
K22: Dictionary of Basic Joseki, Volume 2 US$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,400
K23: Dictionary of Basic Joseki, Volume 3 US$25;   €19.50;  ¥2,400
by Ishida Yoshio 9-dan


K81: A Dictionary of Modern Fuseki: The Korean Style US$43;   €33 ¥3,900


Game Collections

K01: Invincible: The Games of Shusaku US$50;   €38.50;  ¥4,700
K01H: Invincible: The Games of Shusaku(hard cover) US$90;   €69.50;  ¥8,500
compiled and edited by John Power
K07: The 1971 Honinbo Tournament US$21;   €16; ¥1,900
by Iwamoto Kaoru 9-dan
K70: The World of Chinese Go US$18;   €14;  ¥1,650
by Guo Juan
PP01: Tournament Go 1992 US$30;   €23;  ¥3,000
A yearbook of Japanese professional go
translated and compiled by John Power


Everything you want to know about go

K40: The Go Player's Almanac 2001 US$30;   €23;  ¥2,700
edited by Richard Bozulich


Keeping up with the world of go

Go World is a quarterly magazine covering the international go scene.
Each issue contains a comprehensive news coverage of all major go events
in the world, in depth commentaries of games from recent international
and national tournaments, and instructional articles.
All issues are sent from Japan.

GWS: Go World US$40;  €31;   ¥4,000 for 4 issues seamail.
GWA: Go World US$50;           ¥5,200 for 4 issues airmail.  

Special offer
 Go World Archive for the regular price of ¥9,500
plus an airmail subscription to Go World included free of charge.

Go World Archive: the first 108 issues (#1 to #108) of Go World on three DVDs,
comprising more than 7,000 pages. A complete history of the world go scene
from 1977 to 2006, plus games from the major Japanese and international
tournaments and instructional articles on every aspect of the game.
GWAR: Go World Archive Plus US$99.95;      ¥9,500 Go World Archive plus a one-year airmail subscription to Go World (four issues).  


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