Lessons In The Fundamentals Of Go

Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go is the English translation of the book Ama to Puro (素人と玄人, meaning "Amateurs and Professionals") by Kageyama Toshiro. Ama to Puro is volume 11 of the Go Super Books series of the Nihon Kiin. James Davies's English translation was published by Ishi Press and later reprinted by Kiseido. ISBN: 4-07187-028-3

Known to some as "The Yellow Book".

See also /Discussion.

Some content is discussed at

• Chapter 4: The struggle to get ahead
  • page 80 - diagram 22 on jealousy

• Chapter 6: Life & Death
  • page 124 - elementary problem 1

Game database references

Reviews

David Carlton's review
All About Go review

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Ladders and Nets
• Chapter 2: Cutting and Connecting
• Chapter 3: The Stones Go Walking
• Chapter 4: The Struggle to Get Ahead
• Chapter 5: Territory and Spheres of Influence
• Interlude: Lecturing on NHK-TV
• Chapter 6: Life and Death
• Chapter 7: How to Study Joseki
• Chapter 8: Good Shape and Bad
• Chapter 9: Proper and Improper Moves
• Chapter 10: Tesuji
  • 1. The Snap-Back
  • 2. Shortage of Liberties
  • 3. The Spiral Ladder
  • 4. The Placement
  • 5. The Attachment
  • 6. Under the Stones
• Chapter 11: Endgame Pointers
• Appendix: Game Commentary: Beating the Meijin

Sample Material

to be added, see also Kageyama vs Rin

Other Languages

German: Lehrstunden in den Grundlagen des Go. published by Brett und Stein Verlag in 2009.

French: Lecons sur les fondamentaux du jeu de Go. Published by Rémi Vannier in june 2016.

Japanese: New edition of the original Japanese book was published in 2013 by the Nihon Kiin. ISBN-13:‎ 978-4818206113