9-Dan Showdown

Another top book by John Fairbairn. This volume is about the games between Go Seigen and Fujisawa Kuranosuke.
Slate and shell
Price 36 euro.

The best game records of 2009

Collection of 50 professional games from 2009.
Oromedia
Price 17 euro

Understanding Dan Level Play

by: Yuan Zhou

Zhou comments his games from the presidents cup tournament in Korea. The aim of the commentary is teaching. There are many diagrams in the book, so it can be read without a board.
This book features games from the following European players: price 16 euro.

Baduk for beginners

Kim Sung-rae/ Sung Ki-chang

Baduk is the Korean word for the game called "go" in English.

Excellent beginners book for the serious beginner. With 374 pages this book may scare off the casual player, but if you intend to reach beyond that level you will find a wealth of practical information to improve your game. Mr Kim uses many diagrams and few words to explain. Each chapter of explanations is followed by exercises so you can test whether you understood.

publisher: global baduk
euro 19,00.

This is Haengma

Kim Sung-rae is a famous teacher of baduk. In this book he explains what haengma is. the level is comparable with the 'elementary go series' (easy in the beginning - hard in the end).
Publisher: global baduk. Price 17 euro.

The Master of Haengma

Haengma are in this book the basic moves for development of a stone: Diagonal haengma (= kosumi),knight's haengma (keima), large knight's (okeima), one-space haengma (on space jump),two space haengma, large diagonal haengma. This book is about the correct use of these moves in the middle game. A problem collection of whole board middle game positions for dan players.
publisher: Oromedia, writer: Baek Sung-Ho, translator: Diana Koszegi
price euro 19,00.

Creative life and death volume 2

Problems for training reading for dan players.
Oromedia, euro 17,50

Magic on the first line

Problem collection with theme the fist line. The problems are grouped by level: 15-5 kyu 5 kyu - 1 kyu, 1kyu-dan.
Publisher: Slate and Shell. Writer: Nakayama Noriyuki.price euro 14,00.

Graded go problems for dan players

Kiseido has published the first 3 volumes of this new series. price: 18,50 euro each.

Final summit

10 game match between Go Seigen and Takagawa. Extensive comments and biographical notes.
John Fairbairn, slate and shell, price 26 euro.

Go Calendar 2010

Caledar with reproductions (6) of woodblockprints with go theme. price 13,00 + shipping. (shipping Netherlands 6,75 euro, europe 11,55)

The Go Consultants

John Fairbairn, T. Mark Hall

150 pages of comment on one game! A match between 2 teams Suzuki/Segoe against Kitani/Go Seigen. The game was played on 1 board, the players were allowed to discuss the moves, and even show on to board, with their teammates. The game was played in 1935.

This gives a unique insight of what professionals think about during their game.

Published by Slate and Shell, softcover, euro 17,00.

Robert Jasiek: Joseki - fundamentals

From the back of the book:
The revolutionary quality and great amount of contents creates the most profound reference to the fundamentals and their application to josekis. This book invents a classification of move types, meanings of stones and development directions. Systematic structure, careful definitions of terms and many principles provide us with a complete and easily applicable language to guide our thinking and planning. As a consequence, players of all levels can broaden their knowledge and improve their playing strength

Professionals from China, Korea and Japan have a difficult time when they come to Europe. Not only do they have to adjust to the lack of respect they are used to in their homeland, also they are not prepared for the fact that pupils ask them "why" a move is good. In the Far East, go is taught like a language a child learns from its mother. No grammar. As we all know, this proves to be very effective for young children. Westeners learn go at a later age and often find this way of learning unsatisfactory. They want to have grammar. This Western style book explains how to study go and its fundamentals in a more analytical way.
Price euro 26,50.

Cho Hun-hyeon's Lectures on go techniques, VOL 2

Often occurring situations from the end of the opening and the beginning of the middle game are presented. Of each position the various options are shown and analized in 5 or 6 diagrams. Very clear explanations.

Level: around 5 kyu.

Price euro 17,00

The territorial styles of Kitani Minoru and Cho Chikun.

S&S49 2 games of each player analysed in detail.
slate and shell, 2009, 106 pages
price euro 17,00

Cho Hye Yeon: Creative life and death

Nice collection of life and death problems to train reading skills. Level: dan players. The problems need often a number of diagrams to explain all the errors you can make:)
Miss Cho, who is unusually talented, reaching pro status before she was 12, has a popular blog on the internet on go: http://loveku.livejournal.com.
Oromedia, euro 17,50

Speed Baduk

Baduk is the Korean name for go. Korea is the country with the highest density of go players of the world. This is for a large part due to their high developed system of education. These are the books developed in Korea for teaching beginners. The author Kim Sung-Rae has a masters degree in Education and is a professional go player as well. He is a lecturer at the Meong-yi university faculty of Baduk. The books contain mainly problems. The answers are in a separate booklet (1 booklet per 3 volumes). Together with the answers booklet, this is also an ideal tool for self study. Studying by solving many problems advancing in level slowly is widely considered the most efficient way of learning go Now also in stock: price euro 15,00 per volume.
price answer book euro 3,00
price volume 10,11,12 + answerbook euro 40,00
This set is suitable for all players around 10-5 kyu,

Magic of Placements

A special collection with problems with theme 'placement', a move inside enemy eye space. Exelent training for learning to spot these moves. Compiled by the Nihon Kiin.
Yutopian, 328 pages, euro 21,00

Kamakura

The famous ten game match between Go Seigen and Kitani Minoru in Kamakura, as a result of which Go Seigen was clearly established as number one in the world, is thoroughly analyzed in this massive study by John Fairbairn. Fairbairn draws on a host of sources, most not available in English, to both thoroughly analyze the games and also describe the historical and cultural dimensions of the event. The games are presented using many diagrams, each with only a few new moves, so that the games can be followed and understood without setting up a board. This large format study provides an unusual depth of insight into some famous and important games. Like John Power's 'Invincible' a book of world class that can rank with the best books on go originally written in Asian languages.
Slate and Shell, euro 32,00.

Imagination of a go master, by Takemia

Commented games of Takemiya in his famous style.
This book was not available from us for some time. Now in stock again.
Nemesis, euro 24,00.

Test your go strenght

50 whole board problems, by Naoki Miyamoto. THis book is the second printing by the Ishipress from 1991. (the first printing (1975) was called "what is your rating") For a long time this book has not been available in Europe.
Ishi Press, euro 15,00

Baduk made fun and easy, volume 3

All kind of subjects, for 5 kyu - 4 dan
By Chihyung Nam, professional Baduk player, and professor in the Department of Baduk Studies in Myoongji University of Korea. originally published in the Korea Times as columns, diagrams are in colour.
price 18 euro

The go companion

John Fairbairn, author of 'The Go Companion', has been studying and commenting on the world of go for years. The 34 articles that comprise this book touch on a wide assortment of topics, from game commentaries, narratives of special events, and stories of historical figures in go, to discussions of unusual moves as well as trends in opening theory. For instance, are you aware of the pro game where Black started on the 3-2 point? Some material has never been published in English before, such as details of the ‘Atomic Bomb’ Game. 'The Go Companion' also includes the first accurate translation of the famous go scenes in The Tale of Genji, and a fascinating attempt to explain Go Seigen’s ideas about the game.
Slate and Shell, euro 29,00

Shuko: The Only Move, volume 2.

Whole board problems from the middle game
hinoki press, euro 23,00

Master Play: the fighting styles of Kato Masao & Seo bong soo

4 games analysed in detail
slate and shell, 113 pages
euro 17,00

Special offers

The following slate and shell books are for sale at euro 7,50 each
S&S5 Masterpieces of Handicap go 1
S&S6 Masterpieces of Handicap go 2
S&S19 200 endgame problems
S&S27 Mastering the basics of go
S&S31 The treasure chest enigma
S&S14 Life and death in chinese characters
S&S17 Go as communication
S&S23 Let's play go
price 7,50 each until 25th of march, as long as stock lasts.

Inspiration of pro

Oromedia, Kim Sung-Rae
Wholeboard problems taken from professional games.
about 300 problems
for the same level as train-like-a-pro
price euro 17,50

Speed Baduk

Baduk is the Korean name for go. Korea is the country with the highest density of go players of the world. This is for a large part due to their high developed system of education. These are the books developed in Korea for teaching beginners. The author Kim Sung-Rae has a masters degree in Education and is a professional go player as well. He is a lecturer at the Meong-yi university faculty of Baduk. The books contain mainly problems. The answers are in a separate booklet (1 booklet per 3 volumes). Together with the answers booklet, this is also an ideal tool for self study. Studying by solving many problems advancing in level slowly is widely considered the most efficient way of learning go Now also in stock: price euro 15,00 per volume.
price answer book euro 3,00
price volume 7,8,9 + answerbook euro 40,00
This set is suitable for all players around 20-15 kyu,

Level up: a series of problem books for (absolute) beginners

The publishing company Baduk Topia has published a series of problem books for beginners in English. They also developed a target="extern" http://www.baduktopia.dtrinks.de/>website to explain go for children. You can also find the answers to the problemsthere

In stock:

  • Volume 1
  • Volume 2
  • Volume 3
  • Volume 4
  • Volume 5
  • review book

price euro 12,00 per volume.

price for the set of euro 60,00

Each volume contains more than 500 problems + 8 pages of full-colour Comics.

These books are produced for classroom teaching of children, but are also very good for beginners who study alone, with little chance to practice.

Shuko: The only move, vol 1

Fujisawa Shuko

Collection of wholeboard problems, joseki/fuseki related.
total 80 problems, with explanetions, and game record up to the problem position.

Hinoki press, 213 pages, price 23 euro.

New Openings of the 21st Century

Kim Sung-Rae

There is a Baduk proverb: Josekis are not for memorizing, but for forgetting The point is not to memorize the order of the moves, but to understand the meaning of each move in a joseki. This is what 21st Century New Openings does. In its 17 chapters, many of the modern josekis are analyzed in detail with emphasis on the reasons the crucial moves are made. This book is divided into three parts; the first part is on joseki, the second on joseki and its relationship to the fuseki, and the third a summary of the new patterns that are currently played by professionals in the beginning of the game. Every pattern is shown as it occurred in some recent professional game, so as to help the reader understand it more easily. Anyone who plays Baduk can understand this book, but it is especially recommended to those hoping to become professional players.

Yutopian, 380 pages, price 21 euro.

A life of a hundred years seems like a game of baduk

Translator: Gwak Jeong
Korean poetry about go. From the period of Goryeo Dynasty to the period of Joseon Dynasty. Translated in to English. The Korean text is also there.
price euro 8,00 matching fan euro 10,00

100 tips for Amateur players, volume 2

by Yoon Youngsun, (korean professional living in Germany)
Contains lessons on: life and death, invasion and attack
price per volume euro 17,50

Top European players training

Catalin Taranu 5 dan
Commented games by top players. This book brings us not only game commentaries and analyses of good and moves, but it also reveals strong players way of thinking about the game when they are playing. While go technics discussed here are on a quite high level, what all should be taken into account before a crucial decision about the next flow of the game is made, is applicable for players of all strength.
price 12,00 Euro

Speed Baduk

Baduk is the Korean name for go. Korea is the country with the highest density of go players of the world. This is for a large part due to their high developed system of education. These are the books developed in Korea for teaching beginners. The author Kim Sung-Rae has a masters degree in Education and is a professional go player as well. He is a lecturer at the Meong-yi university faculty of Baduk. The books contain mainly problems. The answers are in a separate booklet (1 booklet per 3 volumes). Together with the answers booklet, this is also an ideal tool for self study. Studying by solving many problems advancing in level slowly is widely considered the most efficient way of learning go Now also in stock:
  • Volume 4
  • Volume 5
  • Volume 6
price euro 15,00 per volume.
price answer book euro 3,00
price volume 4,5,6 + answerbook euro 40,00 These books have not received the attention they deserve. This is an excelent training method for young children, but also for persons who learn go at a later age.

This go the natural way

The book contains complete 12 games, comments are mainly on the early part of the game and the key points of the fighting.
Takemiya, Hinoki press, 171 pages, euro 21,00

Mastering ladders

Explanation how to read ladders, from basic to very complicated. Also discussed is when to play a ladder that does not run. Contains also a section of problems.
Included is a CD with: 1. a selection of games where a ladder plays an important role. 2. a large number of computer generated ladder problems.
Thomas Wolf, Slate and shell, 2008, 106 pages + CD, price euro 17,50

The Style of Go Seigen

Two games by the best player of the 20th century analysed in detail.
Yuan Zhou, Slate and shell, 2008, 83 pages, price euro 13,50

The heart of go, discovery series, vol 5: the way of creating a thick and strong game

Hane Naoki uses examples from his own games to explain the concept of thickness, how to create it, and how to use it. His style is not to use thickness to attack, but to have a relaxed game.
a book for dan players.
Hinoki Press, price euro 23,00

Baduk made fun and easy, volume 2

All kind of subjects: bad sente, tips for handicap game, deviating from joseki, ko, invasion & defence, direction of movement, ladders and nets, reading, life and death etc, etc.
By Chihyung Nam, professional Baduk player, and professor in the Department of Baduk Studies in Myoongji University of Korea. originally published in the Korea Times, diagrams are in colour.
price 18 euro

The heart of go, discovery series, vol 4: Changing One's Conceptions, Awaji's Aphorisms

Awaji uses his famous aphorisms to support his teaching. for example:
For men silence and for women silence is the best move
In go the most important thing is restraint, the second most important thing is restraint
The above are clearly explained on the go board, of course:)

Hinoki Press, price euro 23,00

vol 3 heart of go series: Otake's Secrets of Strategy

Otake gives his "ten conditions of go knowledge", a kind of Sun Tsu style go proverbs. Than follow chapters
- with problems where these proverbs are applied.
- commented amateur games.
- commented professional games.

Hinoki Press, price euro 23,00

The workshop lectures, volume 4

Yilung Yang is a master in inventing rules of thumb, helping you to make decisions. This one is abouT: good and bad shape, when to play fast or slow, playing a fight in the opening, destroying large or nearly complete positions.
Yilun Yang
Slate and shell, euro 15,00

2008 go calender

  • six pages with colour reproductions of Japanese woodprints
  • each print has a go board and or stones in it.
  • price EURO 11,00

New equipment

Mini gobans

New books

dec 2007: Master Play, the style of Lee Changho

by: Yuan Zhou, slate and shell.
Yuan Zhou is the auteur of "how to play go". This book contains two games of Lee Changho, analysed in detail. (2 games in 70 pages)
price euro 14.00

Nov 2007: Catching the scent of Victory

Game comments
O Rissei 9 dan
hinoki press, euro 23,00

Nov 207: K76: All about Ko

Textbook about Ko. Perhaps the best book on the subject ever, in any language.

Rob van Zeijst, Kiseido, price: euro 17,50

Okt 2007, new in stock: 20 Korean language go books

1. Series of problem books, hardcover, about 250 pages each, punlished in 2007   
level: 5 kyu to 4dan   
code    isbn              author        subject       price
lee01   978-89-7110-336-4 lee changho   opening       euro  20,00
lee02   978-89-7100-337-1 lee changho   joseki        euro  20,00
lee03   978-89-7110-338-8 lee changho   haengma       euro  20,00
lee04   978-89-7110-339-5 lee changho   maek (tesuji) euro  20,00
lee05   978-89-7110-340-1 lee changho   endgame       euro  20,00
lee06   978-89-7110-341-8 lee changho   trick         euro  20,00
lee07   978-89-7110-342-5 lee changho   life&death    euro  20,00
lee08   878-89-7110-343-2 lee changho   life&death    euro  20,00
lee09   978-89-7110-344-9 lee changho   tesuji        euro  20,00
lee10   978-89-7110-345-7 lee changho   tesuji        euro  20,00
set of 10 books                                       euro 180,00
    
2. books for dan players, published in 2004   
    
code    isbn              author        subject price
leec01  89-7110-280-2                   21th century joseki 1  euro 22,00
leec02  89-7110-281-0                   21th century joseki 2  euro 22,00
leec03  89-7110-282-9                   21th century joseki 3  euro 22,00
cho1    89-7110-255-1     cho hunhyun   attack (SOFTCOVER)     euro 18,00
cho2    89-7110-260-8     cho hunhyun   invasion               euro 22,00
cho3    89-7110-261-6     cho hunhyun   new joseki 1           euro 22,00
cho4    89-7110-275-6     cho hunhyun   new joseki 2           euro 22,00
cho6    89-7110-277-2     cho hunhyun   new haengma 1          euro 22,00
cho7    89-7110-278-0     cho hunhyun   new haengma 2          euro 22,00
cho8    89-7110-301-9     cho hunhyun   new haengma 3          euro 22,00

100 tips for Amateur players vol 1

Yoon Youngsun
Yoon Youngsun is a Korean professional player, now living in Germany. For the past 2 years she has been teaching in Europe. The set of 3 books contains 100 lessons. Each lesson can be read separately.
Volume 1 now available. Contents 31 lessons on the following subjects:
Joseki
Opening
tactics
price per volume euro 17,50

Perceiving the direction of play

Kobayashi Satoru
Wholeboard problems from professional play, with as theme the direction of play.
Hinoki press, euro 23,00

Key Concepts in life and death

Inside moves and under the stones techniques
Richard Hunter
Slate and shell, euro 18,00

The workshop lectures, volume 3

Yilung Yang is a master in inventing rules of thumb, helping you to make decisions. The most important one in this book is about weak groups.
Yilun Yang
Slate and shell, euro 15,00

tesuji dictionary volume 4

The 4th and final volume of the tesuji dictionary by Fujisawa Shuko.
THis volume contains tesuji for life and death (part 2) and tesuji for the endgame.
Slate and shell, euro 26,00

Baduk made fun and easy

. A new beginners book from Korea. Rules, basic tactics, basic strategy, background, rules of sunjang baduk.
Diagrams in colour. An attractive book.
Euro 18,00

Kiseido:K75 the basics of go strategy (new version of strategic concepts)

In the first part concepts like "aji", forcing moves (kikashi), probing moves, thickness etc are explained.
The second part consists of 100 problems.
Level: 5 kyu and stronger.
Euro 17,50

Pure and simple: Takao’s Astute Use of Brute Force

The subject of this book is how to use "thickness". The auteur does so by showing examples from professional games. The theme of the book is that by making your position strong, you make the game simple (for you).

level 1 kyu and stronger
Euro 23,00

Vital Points and Skillful Finesse for Sabaki, Yoda Norimoto

By a new publisher: Hinoki press

In stock from 13-jan-2007
The main body of the book is whole board problems.
Skillful finesse = tesuji, sabaki = accomplishing something in an area where to opponent is strong.
price euro 23,00

The workshop lectures, Yilun Yang, slate and shell

Think like a Pro, pae

Pae is Korean for Ko. Mainly a collection of problems relating to ko. Ideally suited to train to spot ko's.

Oromedia, euro 17,50

The workshop lectures, Yilun Yang, slate and shell

Yilun Yang is a well known teacher of go. In each of his lectures he comes with original, practical idea.
Volume 1 (68 pages): When to tenuki in the opening, choosing the directory of attack, playing complicated joseki
volume 2 (80 pages): how to invade, choosing the proper pincer, side extentions in the opening, playing a territorial game, playing a moyo game
price 13 euro each.

Think like a Pro, haengma

Bilingual book from Korea, for strong players interested in improving their understanding of this Korean strategic concept.

Oromedia, euro 17,50

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