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 for each individual book

Title: Gorgeous – Selected Games of Yu Ch’ang-hyeok
华丽 刘昌赫对局选集
Content:
Yu Ch’ang-hyeok is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Korean Go. In the early 1990’s he was one of overwhelming forces of the game. This book brings together a collection of his game records from 1988 to 2009 in two parts. The first part collects 40 games from his participation in international competitions including 6 World titles, 7 World title runnerups and 1 Asian cup title runnerup. The second part selects 100 famous games from his career history. A total of 140 lightly commented games.

Title: Ingenious Calculations – Selected Games of Pak Yeong-hun
妙算 樸永训对局选集
Content:
Pak Yeong-hun is a representative of the contemporary Korean go scene. He has 5 titles from 2005 and 3 from 2008. This book brings together a collection of his game records from 2000 to 2010 in three parts. The first part covers 66 games from his 15 titles and 8 title runnerups. The second part covers 6 games from the 6th China-Korea Tengen and the 9th China Korea New Star. The third part selects 70 famous games from his career history. A total of 142 lightly commented games.

Title: The Walk of God – Selected Games of Luo Xihe
神行 罗洗河对局选集
Content:
Luo Xihe is known as the genius who from the latter half of 2005 to early 2006 defeated 4 consecutive Korean elites (Song T’ae-kon, Yi Se-tol, Ch’oe Ch’eol-han, and Yi Ch’ang-ho) to win the 10th Samsung Cup which has one of the richest prize for an international go title. This book brings together a collection of his game records from 1994 to 2010 in two parts. The first part covers 10 games from the 10th Samsung Cup. The second part selects 136 famous games from his career history. A total of 146 lightly commented games.

Title: Flying Apsara – Selected Games of Kong Jie
飞天 孔傑对局选集
Content:
Kong Jie is the No. 1 go player in the world in 2009 and 2010. This book brings together a collection of his game records from 1999 to 2011 in three parts. The first part covers 36 games from his 16 titles and 10 runnerups. The second part covers 2 games from the 6th China Korea New Star. The third part selects 100 famous games from his career history. A total of 144 lightly commented games.

Title: Piercing Buddha – Selected Games of Ch’oe Ch’eol-han
刺佛 崔哲瀚对局选集
Content:
Ch’oe Ch’eol-han is the No. 1 Korean player in 2004 and 2005, flourishing under a period which was otherwise dominated by Yi Ch’ang-ho. This book brings together a collection of his game records from 2000 to 2011 in three parts. The first part covers 71 games from his 12 titles and 10 runnerups. The second part covers 6 games from the 8th and 9th China Korea Tengen. The third part selects 72 famous games from his career history. A total of 149 lightly commented games.