K31: THE SECOND BOOK OF GO RETURN

by Richard Bozulich

This second edition has been completely reorganized, and, for the first time in any language, an expansive and thorough analysis of capturing races has been added. It covers all the basic strategies and tactics - the opening, joseki, handicap strategy,how to secure territory in the middle game, life and death, tesujis, good and bad shape, capturing races, the endgame, and ko - making it a complete introduction to the tactics and strategy of go. Written especially for players who have just learned go and who have read an introductory book, such as Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game, but all players up to shodan can benefit from it.

K02: Basic Techniques of Go RETURN

by Nagahara Yoshiaki 6-dan and Haruyama Isamu 9-dan

The most useful book for beginning players ever written. After introducing the basic principles of opening play, the reader is shown practical sure-win strategies which he can use in his handicap games. A chapter is devoted to tesujis (tactical brilliancies), with 69 examples and 50 problems. The book ends with a chapter on the endgame.

K28:Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go RETURN

by Kageyama Toshiro 7-dan

This book explains the fundamentals of go that every beginning player should study. It covers connectivity, good and bad shape, the way stones should `move', the difference between territory and spheres of influence, how to use thickness and walls, how to train yourself to read out variations, where to start looking in a life-and-death problem, and the right way to study josekis.

K17:Kage's Secret Chronicles of Handicap Go RETURN

by Kageyama Toshiro 7-dan

The theme of this book: handicap stones should not be used to grab territory; rather, 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 an amateur. A wonderful book for the novice player to show him or her the correct way to play handicap go.