Strategic Fundamentals in Go (Wei Qi, Weiqi, Baduk, Paduk, Igo)
Strategic Fundamentals in Go
by Guo TiSheng - Item PAY24
Strategic Fundamentals in Go is the first book of its kind of offer
a Chinese perception on the fundamentals of strategy in go. The author,
Guo Tisheng (1907-1989), was a renown Chinese player and the teacher of
many famous players, including Nie WeiPing.
In this book, Guo talks about ten important lessons in go, namely,
sente vs. gote, big vs. small points, attack
vs. defense, life vs. death, big vs.
small territories, saving vs. sacrificing
stones, light vs. heavy shapes, slack moves vs. urgent points, standard
moves vs. flexible variations, and persistence vs. playing safe.
These ten lessons cover the many conflicting situations that are
frequently encountered when playing go. Sente allows a player to maintain
the initiative, but it gives his opponent an opportunity to counterattack;
gote on the other hand, forsakes the initiative, but it builds a solid
foundation for future attacks. Light moves are flexible, yet they sometimes
form loose shapes; heavy moves are inflexible, but they are solid. Thickness
leads to profit, but there is a danger of forming overdeveloped shapes;
thinness is weak, but more flexible. Making life is safe, yet one loses
sente; leaving a precarious group unattended is dangerous, but one gets
sente. Thus, the key issues of initiative, profit, safety, and the life
and death of groups must all be harmonized within one global, strategic
framework. When separated from this global framework, these issues lose
their meaning, and the game loses direction.
With the aid of many illustrations, this book helps the reader to master
these issues and become a stronger player.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Sente versus Gote (Active or Passive)
Chapter 2: Big versus Small Points
Chapter 3: Attack versus Defense
Chapter 4: Life versus Death
Chapter 5: Big versus Small Territory
Chapter 6: Saving versus Sacrificing Stones
Chapter 7: Light versus Heavy Shapes
Chapter 8: Slack Moves versus Urgent Points
Chapter 9: Standard Moves versus Flexible Variations
Chapter 10: Persistence versus Playing Safe
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