Kiseido books

The book all go players eventualy want to have.

by Haruyama 9-dan & Nagahara 6-dan

A practical book for the novice player. All aspects of the game are covered with emphasis placed on 9-stone, 6-stone, and 4-stone handicap go. (Third edition: May 1992)

ISBN 4-87187-002-0

by Ishigure Ikuro 8-dan

Introduction to opening theory (fuseki). starts with the first moves of the game and shows how they are used to extend along the sides and to move out in the centre. In the second part nine basic strategic concepts are introduced which will help you to plan your opening strategy. The book ends with ten problems.

ISBN 4-87187-010-4, 6th printing

Working steadily out from the 3-3 point to the 4-5 point, this book surveys the principal variations of the thirty-eight most common corner patterns, pointing out the key ideas in each and showing the reader how to choose and use joseki in relation to other stones on the board. A must for beginners and double-digit kyu-players.

ISBN 4-906564-11-4, 6th printing

Tesuji are the tactics of infighting, and here are over 300 examples and problems aimed at training the reader to spot the right play in any tactical situation.

ISBN 4-87187-12-4, 5th printing

Following the general pattern of its predecessor Tesuji, this book organizes over two hundred life-and-death problems and examples into thirty-six short chapters. Noteworthy features include:

• The "status" approach, which takes the reader through the same analysis that he should perform in actual play.
• The grouping of the problems around common tesujis - throw-in, placement, etc - and standard shapes - the one-, two and three-space notchers on the sides, the corner L groups, etc.
• A logical, step-by-step developement, which makes Life and Death first an excellent text to learn from, then an invaluable reference work to come back to

by Ishida Akira 9-dan and James Davies

The middle game of go often appears chaotic, but there is order in the chaos, as this book plainly reveals. The result of a joint effort by a tournament winning Japanese professional player and an experienced American go writer, it lays down a few clear principles, then goes to a wealth of applications: examples, problems and case studies from professional play. The reader emerges with a thorough grasp of how to choose strategy, how to execute dual-purpose attacks, how to defend with contact plays, how to force his opponent into submission or cooperation, how to invade and reduce territorial frameworks, and when to fight a ko.

ISBN 4-87287-14-9, Fourth printing

by Ogawa Tomoko 4-dan & James Davies

The basic skills and strategies of the endgame, using problems, examples, explanatory sections, and actual games. The subject is approached in a variety of ways in five chapters.

The endgame is the fase of the game where concepts of sente and goto and the value of the move can best be explained and understood. This book is therefore of wider use than just the endgame.

ISBN 4-87187-015-4

Kiseido reprint available in may 2000

by Kageyama Toshiro 7-dan

The theme of this book: handicap stones should not be used to grab territory; instead Black should build influence and play a fast fighting game. Kageyama gives detailed analyses of 2- to 5-stone handicap games played between professionals or between a professional and amateur.

ISBN 4-87187-017-0

Dictionary of Basic Joseki

This brilliant analytical survey has established itself as the standard reference on joseki throughout the world. Essential to every go player's library.

K21 Volume 1

The small knight approach to the 3-4 point, the large knight approach, and the two space high appoach.

The one-space high approach against the 3-4 point. The 5-3 point joseki. This volume contains the Nadare, Magic Sword, and Taisha josekis.

ISBN 4-87187-022-7

The 5-4 point, the 4-4 point, and the 3-3 point josekis.

ISBN 4-87187-023-5

The go book you want to read after a beginners book

Improved and expanded reprint by Kiseido

ISBN 4-87187-031-6

ISBN 4-87187-033-2

Graded go problems for beginners

by Cho Chikun Honinbo, edited by Richard Bozulich

An introduction to Go written for the western reader. It includes the rules and an introduction to the strategy and basic tactics of go, and, in addition, it has essays about the history of go, about go equipment, about go and computers, and about go in east Asia and in other countries. Improved and revised edition of 'Magic of go'

ISBN 4-87187-041-1

Get Strong at series

K51 Get strong at the opening.

by Richard Bozulich

Covers the basic josekis which start with the first move on the 3-4 point.

This three-volume series is the ideal set of joseki books for all players, from 20-kyu to dan level. Each chapter begins with one page showing the main lines of a particular joseki. Three kinds of problems then follow: problems on variants and trick moves; problems on joseki selection; and problems on playing after the joseki. Each volume contains more than 150 such problems. This problem format is the ideal way to study joseki. Instead of just memorizing variations, your attention is focused on the important moves and concepts of a joseki. Memorization then comes effortlessly. After diligently studying these three volumes, your feel for joseki will be that of a dan player.

ISBN 4-87187-052-9

by Richard Bozulich

Covers the basic josekis which start with the first move on the 3-5 point and the 5-4 point.

ISBN 4-87187-053-7

by Richard Bozulich

Covers the basic josekis which start on the 4-4 point and the 3-3 point.

ISBN 4-87187-054-5

by Richard Bozulich

A survey in problem format of the basic invading positions. This book is divided into three parts: Part One deals with the standard invasions on the side, Part Two with invading corners and attacking corner enclosures, and Part Three with erasing territorial frameworks. If you are a weak kyu-player, this book will increase your invading ability by six stones. If you are already a dan-level player, it will fill in the gaps that may exist in your invasion technique.

ISBN 4-87187-055-3

The easiest book of the series.

Tough problems of various types. Among them Wholeboard problems and problems where you have to count the value of the move.

Interesting book. The situations are all very familiar to strong players giving handicap. All "white" players know "the wrong answer" black usually plays, but do not know the "solution".

4-4 point joseki, not in "Ishida", that are good in even games, but very good in handicap games.

By Guo Juan

Guo Juan is a chinese professional, now living in the Netherlands. Stories about her go life in china, her fellow professionals and commented games.

Mastering the basics series

Whole board problems.

Easy problems, you have to be able to solve these in a split second.

Half of the book introduces you to the concept of shape, the other half contains problems.

The Korean style

by Miura Yasuyuki

Mr. Miura, president of Nikko Hotels International and Japan Air Lines Development Company (USA) from 1984 to 1992, and currently executive vice- president of JAL Card, Inc., and a member of its board of directors, explains in detail how to play go and how go's strategies can give you a fresh approach to the competitive world of business.

ISBN 4-87-87-099-5

GO World

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