Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go

by Toshiro Kageyama, Davies James (Translator)

Overview

The book's main themes are the importance of fundamentals, the philosophy of go, and how to study. It should be read deliberately, a chapter a day at the fastest, and a fortnight to finish the whole book. If the reader will then spend another fortnight rereading it and learning from it as he would from a good instructor, I think I can promise that he will surmount the barrier of his present rank.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784906574285
Publisher:	Kiseido Publishing Company
Publication date:	06/15/2018
Series:	Beginner and Elementary Go Books
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	4.30(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Toshiro Kageyama was born in 1926 in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. A go player since his youth, he won the All-Japan Amateur Honinbo tournament in 1948 and turned professional the following year. His promotion record is: Shodan 1949 2-dan 1950 3-dan 1951 4-dan 1953 5-dan 1955 6-dan 1961 7-dan 1977 In 1953 he took first place in the second division of the Oteai (the professional ranking tournament), and in 1965 and 1966 he was runner-up in the Kodansha tournament (a competition among 5- to 7-dan professionals). In 1967 he won the Takamatsu-no-miya prize. He was known for his steady style of play and accuracy at calculation.

Table of Contents

Chapter One. Ladders and Nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter Two. Cutting and Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Chapter Three. The Stones Go Walking . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Chapter Four. The Struggle to Get Ahead. . . . . . . . . . . 57

Chapter Five. Territory and Spheres of Influence . . . . . . 79

Interlude. Lecturing on NHK-TV . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Chapter Six. Life and Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Chapter Seven. How to Study Joseki . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Chapter Eight. Good and Bad Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Chapter Nine. Proper and Improper Moves . . . . . . . . . 171

Chapter Ten. Tesujis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Chapter Eleven. Endgame Pointers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Appendix. Game Commentary. Beating the Meijin . . . 247