Richard Bozulich, founder of Kiseido and author of many English-language go books, passed away on March 9. It was an honor to meet him and work with him on a number of book projects. He will be greatly missed – his books will live on.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/go.igo.weiqi.baduk/posts/10164968619191514/
Upgrade your tactics at half price: “Cross-Cut Workshop” and “Key Concepts in Life and Death: Inside Moves and Under the Stones Techniques” by Richard Hunter are on sale until December 27, a steal at just $2.99 each. Learn how to handle the dreaded cross-cut, and start recognizing killable shapes and under-the-stones situations.
The discounted price is available both when buying directly on the web as well as when buying in-app in SmartGo One.
SmartGo One now shows which pro games are referenced in go books.
I added sharing of books as EPUB to SmartGo One three weeks ago, only now getting around to posting about it:
Also new in Go Books: “Weird and Wonderful, vol. 2: Unusual Opening Patterns and Techniques through the Eyes of AI” by Kim Ouweleen. The first volume looked at extraordinary moves by professional go players; this second volume brings together a range of unusual opening patterns, tested against AI. Inside, you will find cherished techniques from the past that AI has overturned, alongside fresh innovations and rare variations now confirmed as sound.
New in Go Books: “Mastering Mini Go: A Complete Guide to the 9×9 Go Board” by Mark Tomlinson.
From the intro: “The 9×9 board distills Go to its essence—a knife fight in a phone booth where every move counts and games finish in minutes, not hours. Mastering Mini Go is your complete guide to this compact battlefield, transforming it from a beginner’s training ground into a sophisticated tactical arena.”
If you play any 9×9 go, this is a must-read.
Two exciting new go books are available at https://gobooks.com. Take a look.
“The 1971 Honinbo Tournament” chronicles Ishida’s first major triumph, analyzing his 7 games in the Honinbo league as well as his 6 games in the title match against Rin Kaiho. Every game is analyzed in great detail (327 figures, 460 diagrams). Written by James Davies based on the commentaries of Iwamoto Kaoru 9-dan; out of print for the last 10 years. Don’t let the “1971” scare you off, this book is still relevant and exciting.
The most recent episode of the usually excellent “All Things Go” podcast features an interview with me. Still pretty good.
https://allthingsgogame.alitu.com/episode/9397579c-cd47-407b-affb-f8ed7c1f8dec
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“Mastering Basic Corner Shapes” by Young Sun Yoon is now available in the app as well as at gobooks.com. Read more about it in the recent newsletter (and subscribe if you're not subscribed yet):
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