Gokyo Shumyo

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Chinese: 棋经众妙 (Qi2 Jing1 Zhong4 Miao4)
Japanese: 碁経衆妙 (Gokyuo Shumyo)
Korean: Ki Kyung Joong Myo

碁経衆妙 (Gokyuo Shumyo), meaning "Brilliancies from Go Classics"[1], is a reference standard of tsumego, written by Hayashi Genbi and published in 1812.

In Killer of Go, Sakata Eio emphasizes the importance of studying tsumego. His statement goes like this: It is necessary to cultivate one's skill at solving questions at a glance, in other words, life and death problems (tsumego). It is recommended that amateurs assimilate the "Gokyo Shumyo" (...). It was published more than 150 years ago, but it contains basic life and death shapes, and is invaluable in game situations. Unless one first fixes the complete Shumyo collection in mind, one will not attain the qualifications to make one feared as a "killer". However, even a fairly strong amateur will have trouble solving all of the problems in the Shumyo correctly on the spot. If not, that's quite all right. After some days pass, one must take up the challenge again, and then yet again later, until in the end one masters the whole anthology.

In April 2004, a Chinese edition was published: (ISBN: 7-80548-916-5). The book is one of a set of three entitled 世界围棋死活经典名着 (Shi4 jie4 Wei2 qi2 Si3 huo2 Jing1 dian3 Ming2 zhu4 (World Weiqi Masterpieces of Life and Death). The other two being 《围棋发阳论》新解,程晓流解说 Weiqi FaYangLun, New Solutions/Interpretations(?) and 《围棋技巧大全》 (即 《官子谱》) Weiqi ji4 qiao3 da4 quan2 (Guanzi Pu).

Authors:

Dieter Verhofstadt
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tderz:[1] 棋 经 众 妙 = Qíjīng zhòngmiào
(棋 經眾妙) = chess(Go) // classics /(sacred book) // multitude clever/wonderful => sacred WeiQi-book of the multitude of wonderful (moves) = above "Brilliancies from Go Classics"


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