The Game of Go: The National Game of Japan
by Arthur Smith
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About This Book
Passing from China, where it was developed over 3,000 years ago, to Japan, where it today commands a vast and enthusiastic following, Go is probably the oldest intellectual game in the world. Similar to chess, it leaves nothing to chance, requiring great strategy and carefully plotted campaigns to achieve an impregnable position, block enemies from lines of communication and win a series of battles. To penetrate this complicated, challenging game requires a great guide— and this is it. Unsurpassable in its clarity and comprehensiveness, The Game of Go has been the classic guide to the game sin...
Chapters (108)(click to expand)
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- I HISTORY OF THE GAME
- II DESCRIPTION OF THE BOARD AND STONES
- III RULES OF PLAY
- IV GENERAL METHODS OF PLAY AND TERMINOLOGY OF THE GAME
- V ILLUSTRATIVE GAMES
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VI “JOSEKI” AND OPENINGS
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- XV
- XVI
- XVII
- XVIII
- XIX
- XX
- XXI
- XXII
- XXIII
- XXIV
- XXV
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- XV
- XVI
- XVII
- XVIII
- XIX
- XX
- XXI
- XXII
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- VII THE END GAME
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- XII
- VIII PROBLEMS
- I. Saving Threatened Groups
- II. Killing Groups
- III. Playing for “Ko”
- IV. Reciprocal Attacks (“Semeai”)
- V. Connecting Groups
- VI. “Oi otoshi”
- VII. Cutting
- SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
- I. Saving Threatened Groups
- II. Killing Groups
- III. Playing for “Ko”
- IV. Reciprocal Attacks (“Semeai”)
- V. Connecting Groups
- VI. “Oi otoshi”
- VII. Cutting
- Colophon
- Availability
- Metadata
- Revision History
- External References
- Corrections
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