Monthly Archives: November 2011

Compendium of Historical Past Masters Game Records (18 volumes)

Title: Compendium of Historical Past Masters Game Records (18 volumes) 歴代名人打碁大系 Supervised by 監修: – Sakata Eio 坂田栄男 – Go Seigen 吳清源 – Hashimoto Utaro 橋本宇太郎 – Iwamoto Kaoru 岩本薫 – Karigane Junichi 雁金準一 – Segoe Kensaku 瀬越憲作 Publisher: Seibundo-Shinkosha … Continue reading

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Yi Chang-ho My Positional Judgement

Title: Yi Chang-ho My Positional Judgement 李昌鎬 我的形勢判斷 Author/Editor: Yi Chang-ho 李昌鎬 Publisher: Lieyi 理藝 Published: 2001 Format: softcover ISBN: 9789570438192 Publisher Recommended Price: NTD240 Ch 1. Positional Judgement Basic Matters Ch 2. Real Game Situation Training Ch 3. Positional … Continue reading

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Weiqi Dan Kyu Examination Series (3 books)

Title: Weiqi Dan Kyu Examination Series (3 books) 圍棋段級測驗 (一)(二)(三) Author/Editor: 張續儒 Publisher: 王家出版社 Published: Format: softcover Publisher Recommended Price: NTD120 each Vol 1. ISBN 9789573101628 20 problems fuseki 20 problems middle game 10 problems endgame Vol 2. ISBN 9789573101635 … Continue reading

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Hashimoto Utaro Famous Creations Three Hundred Selections

Title: Hashimoto Utaro Famous Creations Three Hundred Selections 橋本宇太郎 名作三百選 Author/Editor: Hashimoto Utaro 橋本宇太郎 Publisher: The Daily Yomiuri Hashimoto Igo Lectures Ten Thousand Times Memorial 読売新聞 橋本囲碁講座一万回記念 Published: 1985 ISBN: None Format: hardcover Publisher Recommended Price: JPY2000 Content: 300 of … Continue reading

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A Selection of the Strongmen of World Weiqi – The First Series (5 books)

Series: A Selection of the Strongmen of World Weiqi – The First Series (5 books) 世界围棋强豪精选第一辑 Author/Editor: Feng Song 封嵩 Publisher: Baishan Press 白山出版社 Published: 2011 ISBN: 9787806878132 (set) Format: hardcover Recommended Publisher Price: RMB376 for the set or RMB75 … Continue reading

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[Tidbit] A Few Pointers for Doing Life and Death Drills (abridged paraphrased translation)

A loosely translated abridged paraphrased version of the section “A Few Pointers for Doing Life and Death Drills 进行死活训练的几点提示” from the book Korean Baduk Classic Life and Death Drills. —————- No matter what your level is, there are several principles … Continue reading

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Go Sighting #30: Honinbo Shuwa Go Bowls and Go Stones

A very interesting set of go bowls and go stones which seems to have belonged to Honinbo Shuwa 本因坊 秀和. The date on the wooden box reads 安政丁巳年三月 which corresponds to around March/April of 1857. You can see the name … Continue reading

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World Amateur Go Championship (1st-13th) [Kido Special Supplement]

Title: World Amateur Go Championship (1st-13th) [Kido Special Supplement] 世界アマチュア囲碁選手権戦 第1回~第13回 [別冊棋道] Publisher: Nihon Kiin 日本棋院 This set of Kido magazine special supplements covers the first 13 WAGC from 1979 to 1991. Not sure if Kido published any further special … Continue reading

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Hashimoto Tsumego Masterpiece Collection

Title: Hashimoto Tsumego Masterpiece Collection – Moves to Attack and Protect 橋本詰碁傑作集 ― 攻めるも守るもこの一手 Author/Editor: Hashimoto Utaro 橋本宇太郎 Publisher: Seibundo-Shinkosha 誠文堂新光社 Published: 1967 Content: Elementary Tsumego 初級の詰碁 (60 problems) Intermediate Tsumego 中級の詰碁 (84 problems) Advanced Tsumego 高級の詰碁 (45 problems) An … Continue reading

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