Go and Go-Moku (eBook)

Edward Lasker (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
256 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-14304-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Best introduction in English to a great Japanese game. Detailed instructions provide valuable information on basic patterns, strategy, tactics, analyzed games. Used as text by generations of Americans, Japanese. 72 diagrams.

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Best introduction in English to a great Japanese game. Detailed instructions provide valuable information on basic patterns, strategy, tactics, and analyzed games. Used as text by generations of Americans and Japanese as well. 72 diagrams. "e;...clearly written diagrammed primer..."e; — New Yorker.

Inhalt

INTRODUCTION: The History of the GameI. FUNDAMENTALS Board and men The rules of the game How men are captured Ko Sh'cho Simple combinations Seki Me False Me Dame ScoringII. ELEMENTARY TACTICS Traps and sacrifices Building impregnable positions Maintaining lines of communication Throwing a position into Ko The proper way to start the game End game play Games at oddsIII. BASIC STRATEGY Forming safe bases in the corners The economical use of men Even game Joseki High and low positions Untimely cuts Handicap Joseki A master gameIV. ADVANCED STRATEGY Aggressive and defensive play Considerations of Fuseki Attack and defense of corner positions Invasions Direct assaults on a corner stone The proper widths of side extensions Diminishing large territoriesV. THE GAME OF GO-MOKU The rules of the game The rule of three and three Illustrative games RECOMMENDED READING INDEX

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.9.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten
• Schlagworte: Go • Go-Moku • Go Strategy • How to Play Go • japanese games
• ISBN-10: 0-486-14304-X / 048614304X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-14304-0 / 9780486143040