The Second Book of Go: What you need to know after you've learned the rules

by Richard Bozulich

Overview

This book is written for players who have acquired an understanding of the

rules of go and some of its most elementary tactics and strategies by having read

an introductory book and having played a few games. We have assumed that the

reader understands the terms ‘sente’ and ‘gote’, that he knows what a ko is, is

able to determine neutral points, and can count the score. Its aim is to give the

novice an introduction to each phase of the game and to dispel a number of strategic

and tactical misconceptions that often plague beginners and inhibit their

progress.

Beginners usually overemphasize defense, not realizing that the best way to

defend is to attack. By attacking your opponent’s stones, you can often defend

your weak positions in the process. Understanding this concept from the very beginning

of one’s go career will clear the way for quick progress up through the

kyu ranks. In this context, Chapters Two and Four are the most important and

should be of value, especially to players who have been struggling for years to

reach expert or dan level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784906574315
Publisher:	Kiseido Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/25/2017
Series:	Beginner and Elementary Go Books
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	265,692
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

Richard Bozulich was born in Los Angeles in 1936. From the age of four until 17 he studied to become a concert pianist. He then studied Mathematical Logic at UCLA from 1953 to 1956 under Richard Montague. He transferred to UC Berkeley and graduated in mathematics in 1966. In 1967 he went to Japan to study go. In 1968 he founded Ishi Press Inc. in Japan and published more than 45 books on go. In 1982 he founded Kiseido Publishing Company and has published more than 60 book on go with that company. Together with John Power, he started publishing a go magazine, Go World, in 1977. 129 issues were published until he stopped publishing it in 2013. He is said to be the most prolific writer of English-language go books, having written or translated almost 50 books on the

Table of Contents

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Preface to the Revised Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

A Brief Glossary of Go Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Part One: Strategy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter One. The Opening Moves. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Chapter Two. Handicap-Go Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter Three. Josekis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Chapter Four. The Basics of Attacking. . . . . . . . . . 50

Part Two. Tactics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Chapter Five. Life and Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chapter Six. Tesujis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Chapter Seven. Good and Bad Shape . . . . . . . . . . 102

Chapter Eight. Ko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Chapter Nine. The Endgame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Go Books Published by Kiseido. . . . . . . . . . . . . 149