Monthly Archives: May 2011

Go Sighting #25: Honinbo Satsugen Go Set

Posted on May 30, 2011 by tchan001

John Fairbairn once said: Being historical does not automatically make a GO BOARD famous or important… [and] the famous old ones are nearly all in museums and hardly likely to come up for sale. I can’t really be sure how … Continue reading →

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Step by Step Weiqi Classroom (4 books)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by tchan001

Series: Step by Step Weiqi Classroom (4 books) 阶梯围棋教室 Author/Editor: Huang Xiwen 黄希文 Publisher: Liaoning Science and Technology Publishing House 辽宁科学技术出版社 Published: 2002 Format: softcover Publisher Recommended Price: RMB35 each Title: From Beginner to Amateur Shodan 从入门到业余初段 ISBN: 9787538134735 Title: … Continue reading →

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Weiqi Battle Techniques Series (3 books)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by tchan001

Series: Weiqi Battle Techniques Series (3 books) 围棋战术 Author/Editor: Han Feng 韩凤, Zhang Feng Rong 张凤荣 Publisher: Sichuan Go Art Publishing 蜀蓉棋艺出版社 Published: 2005 Format: softcover Publisher Recommended Price: RMB14 each book ISBN: 9787805486352 (originally sold as a set of … Continue reading →

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Joseki Dictionary by Ishida Yoshio

Posted on May 28, 2011 by tchan001

Joseki Dictionary by Ishida Yoshio  定石辭典(上)(下) Author/Editor: Ishida Yoshio 石田芳夫 Publisher: Mercury Publishing House 世界文物出版社 Published: 2004 Format: softcover Publisher Recommended Price: NTD350 each Vol. 1 ISBN 957-561-112-8 Vol. 2 ISBN 957-561-113-6 also see: http://senseis.xmp.net/?IshidasJosekiDictionary

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Life and Death Dictionary Vol. 1-2 by Cho Chikun

Posted on May 28, 2011 by tchan001

Life and Death Dictionary Vol. 1-2 by Cho Chikun 死活辭典　(上冊)(下冊) Author/Editor: Cho Chikun 趙治勳 Publisher: Mercury Publishing House 世界文物出版社 Published: 1987 Format: softcover Publisher Recommended Price: NTD270 each Vol 1. ISBN 957-561-141-1 Vol 2. ISBN 957-561-142-X Volume 1 was translated … Continue reading →

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Famous Games of the Showa Period (5 volumes)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by tchan001

Series: Famous Games of the Showa Period (5 volumes) 昭和の名局　全５巻揃 Publisher: Nihon Kiin 日本棋院 Published: 1980 Format: Hardcover with cardboard slip Title: Vol 1 – The Spreading Fire of Shinfuseki edited by Sakata Eio 燃える新布石 坂田栄男 監修 Title: Vol 2 … Continue reading →

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A Series Exploring the Arts (5 volumes)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by tchan001

Series: A Series Exploring the Arts (5 volumes) 芸の探求シリーズ 全５巻 Publisher: Nihon Kiin 日本棋院 Published: 1976-1977 Format: Hardcover with cardboard slip Title: Vol 1 – Brilliance Fujisawa Hideyuki 華麗 藤沢秀行 Title: Vol 2 – Remarkable Ability Ohira Shuzo 怪腕 大平修三 … Continue reading →

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Selected Games of Players Who Flourish in Modern Times (7 volumes)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by tchan001

Series: Selected Games of Players Who Flourish in Modern Times (7 volumes) 現代花形棋士名局選　全７巻 Publisher: Nihon Kiin 日本棋院 Published: 1975 Format: Hardcover with cardboard slip Title: Vol 1 – Ishida Yoshio 石田芳夫　 Title: Vol 2 – Takemiya Masaki 武宮正樹　 Title: Vol … Continue reading →

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Shikatsu Myoki

Posted on May 28, 2011 by tchan001

Title: Shikatsu Myoki 新案詰碁死活妙機 New Life and Death Brilliant Stratagems Written by Honinbo Shusai, this classic book has 120 life and death problems over 94 pages.  First published 1910 (明43) My copy is a traditional bound reprint from 1931 (昭6)

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Research on Weiqi Fa Yang Lun (Research on Igo Hatsuyoron)

Posted on May 16, 2011 by tchan001

Title: Research on Weiqi Fa Yang Lun (Research on Igo Hatsuyoron) 围棋发阳论研究 Author/Editor: Cheng Xiao Liu 程晓流 Publisher: People’s Sports Publishing House 人民体育出版社 Published: 2010 ISBN: 9787500936985 Format: hardcover Publisher Recommended Price: RMB110 Content: Main section with 183 problems Appendix … Continue reading →

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