Cho Hun-hyun's Lectures on the Opening
Cho Hun-hyun's Lectures on the Opening, Volume 1, written by Cho Hun-hyun, translated by Seong-June Kim?, published by Yutopian contains 218 pages with the ISBN 1-889887-60-0.
The books contains two parts: Fundamental Concepts of the Opening and Examples on the Fundamentals. Fundamental Concepts of the Opening consists of five lectures, while Examples on the Fundamentals contains 41 problems that illustrate the concepts presented in the first part. The book rewards a close reading, as Cho quietly and explicitly states principles that are often overlooked. Two examples from the third chapter (Extension) of part one are:
- You had better remember that if you have a two point extension inside the opponent's framework, your group is almost safe.
- Novices often make weak groups thinking that if they live, they have succeeded. They should learn to take the effect of White's walls or territory into account too.
Reviews
Steve Kroon: This book presents fundamental principles of joseki in a series of lectures. Each lecture consists of a joseki position, with a number of options for the following move. The moves are then discussed on the following pages, with the correct move being treated last, after the flaws of the other moves have been identified.
I think this book is ideal for players in the 15-10 kyu range.
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This book is a translation of the first volume of a five volume set by Cho Hun-hyun's entitled 曹薰鉉最新定式 (Cho Hun-hyun's Newest Joseki). See photo at end.
This book is NOT a translation of the set on joseki, but is in fact a translation of the first volume of a five volume set by Cho Hun-hyun's 曹薰铉布局技巧 (Cho Hun-Hyun's Fuseki Techniques). See entry on my blog here