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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Go Sighting #13: One-piece Kaya Table Goban
One-piece Kaya Table Goban A beautiful kaya go board has always been the dream of many go players. But kaya is a very rare wood especially if you want to buy one made from the famous endangered Hyuga kaya from … Continue reading
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Tagged baduk, chiyodad, go, goban, goban wood cut, hyuga kaya, kaya, kgs, kiseido, kuroki goishi, shodan imports, techimasa, torreya, wabi sabi, weiqi, yellow mountain imports, ymi
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Go Super Books Series (2000)
Series: Go Super Books Series (2000) 碁スーパーブックス Publisher: Nihon Kiin 日本棋院 Published: 2000 to 2003 Format: softcover Publisher Recommended Price: JPY1050 (tax included) Title: Vol 1 – Mysterious Life and Death 奇妙な死活 ISBN 4-8182-0476-5 Title: Vol 2 – Go Special … Continue reading
Korean Baduk Classic Life and Death Drills
Title: Korean Baduk Classic Life and Death Drills 韩国围棋经典死活训练 Author/Editor: Li Ang 李昂, Li Yue 李月 Publisher: 北京体育大学出版社 Published: 2005 Format: softcover ISBN: 9787811000603 Publisher Recommended Price: RMB32 Content: Part 1 上篇 – The Significance of Go Life and Death … Continue reading
Posted in Go Books - Chinese
Tagged baduk, chinese book, go, go problems, gotools, kweon kap-yong, life and death, thomas wolf, weiqi
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Chinese Japanese Korean Classic Life and Death Problem Treasury for Beginners
Title: Chinese Japanese Korean Classic Life and Death Problem Treasury for Beginners 中日韩围棋经典死活题库 (初级篇) Author/Editor: 李昂，李月 编著 Publisher: 天津科学技术出版社 Published: 2006 Format: softcover ISBN: 9787530839126 Publisher Recommended Price: RMB26 Content: – Problem Section 题目部分 – Answer Section 答案部分 500 classic … Continue reading
Posted in Go Books - Chinese
Tagged baduk, chinese book, go, go problems, life and death, weiqi
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Go Sighting #12: Master Hirai Yoshimatsu’s “Cat’s Paw Assembly Goban”
Master Hirai Yoshimatsu’s “Cat’s Paw Assembly Goban” 巨匠平井芳松作「猫足組立碁盤」 Hirai Yoshimatsu (平井芳松) was a master maker of go boards from Osaka born in the early Meiji era. He was said to possess possibly the best board making techniques in history. He … Continue reading
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Tagged assembly goban, baduk, board maker, craftsman, go, goban, hirai yoshimatsu, igo mirai, osaka, weiqi
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Castle Games Records
Title: Castle Games Records 御城碁譜 (Oshiro Gofu) The Castle Games 御城碁 (Oshirogo) were played in the Shogun’s castle during the Edo period from 1626 – 1863. It was an official match played by representatives of the four go houses (Hon’inbo, … Continue reading
Posted in Go Books - Japanese
Tagged baduk, calligraphy, castle games, edo, go, godokoro, hayashi, honinbo, inoue, japanese book, meijin, segoe kensaku, shogun, shusaku, tokugawa, weiqi, yasui
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Weiqi Dan Level Test (Intermediate Level Test for 1d-4d)
Title: Weiqi Dan Level Test (Intermediate Level Test for 1d-4d) 围棋段位测试.中级测试（业余1～4段） Author/Editor: 汪见虹 Publisher: 湖南人民出版社 Published: 2005 Format: softcover ISBN: 9787543840010 Publisher Recommended Price: RMB20 Content: Part 1. Amateur 1d Problems 1-250 – Black to Move (1-30) 黑先活1-30题 – Contact … Continue reading
Weiqi Kyu and Dan Level Test (Beginner Level Test with 1000 questions)
Title: Weiqi Kyu and Dan Level Test (Beginner Level Test with 1000 questions) 围棋级。段位测试 (初级测试1000题) Author/Editor: 汪见虹 Publisher: 湖南人民出版社 Published: 2005 Format: softcover ISBN: 9787543835511 Publisher Recommended Price: RMB21 Content: Part 1. 30-25k Questions 1-50 – Weiqi Fundational Knowledge 围棋基本知识 … Continue reading
Go Sighting #11: Casio Tsumego Calculators
Casio Tsumego Calculators Back in the 1980s, Casio came out with the TG-1 and TG-2 Electronic Calculator. TG-1 was not a calculator but only a handheld electronic tsumego game. The TG-2 included a calculator as well as all the functions … Continue reading
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