Winning Go: Successful Moves from the Opening to the Endgame

Winning Go: Successful Moves from the Opening to the Endgame
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 vastâ€”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:
- The opening (fuseki)
- The middle (chuban)
- The endgame (yose)
- Clever moves (tesuji)
- Life and death (shikatsu)
- Winning corner skirmishes (joseki)
- Accurate counting
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 sophisticate sequence and flow of advanced Go play.

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Tuttle Publishing
EAN	9784805310724
Edition	0
ISBN	4805310723
Label	Tuttle Publishing
Manufacturer	Tuttle Publishing
MPN	855 Line Drawings
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	256
PartNumber	855 Line Drawings
PublicationDate	2010-09-10
Publisher	Tuttle Publishing
ReleaseDate	2010-09-10
Studio	Tuttle Publishing

Winning Go: Successful Moves from the Opening to the Endgame

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