Get Strong at Tesuji

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"Get Strong at Tesuji" is volume 6 in the "Get Strong at... Series" published by Kiseido. The book is compiled by Richard Bozulich from a Nihon Ki-in book "Tesuji Kyoka Sho" (which may be the Nihon Ki-in book [ext] Tesuji Encyclopedia).

The book contains 534 problems, the right-hand pages (odd page numbers) contain 6 problems. The answers for those 6 problems are on the following page (the left-hand pages, the even page numbers). Each problem is rated for difficulty at one of four levels varying from 25- to 10-kyu up to a few dan level problems. The book is well suited to quick work...drilling pattern recognition skills rather than reading to depth. All problems are framed by a single corner of the board; the problems are local/tactical in nature.

The preface to the book recommends spending about 10 seconds on each problem, solve all the problems on a page and move on to the answers. Only one answer, consisting of a single diagram, is provided to each problem

Problems 352 and 408 are exactly the same (one is rotated 90 degrees from the other). Both are two star problems.

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Black to play

I plan to read the book three times. The first time solving only the easiest problems (one-star rating). Then returning to the beginning and tackling both the one-star and two-star problems. Finally, going back to the start and doing all the problems.

Here is [ext] David Carlton's review of the book.

--velobici


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