Go - More Than a Game

An introduction to the game that includes a lot more about the culture of Go than most beginner books. Marks the re-entry of Tuttle into the go publishing ranks.

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Reviews

Will: I love the section on go history, I've been looking for a book that would do a good job covering this.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• How to Use This Book
• Introduction
• Part One: Go Basics
  • 1. "Go Is to Life As Life Is to Go" -- The Capturing Game
  • 2. Go Is a Game Between Living Groups
  • 3. A Preview and A Review: Live and Dead Shapes
  • 4. Go Is a Game of Territory (and Potential Territory)
  • 5. Handicap Go -- The Great Equalizer
• Part Two: Beginning Play
  • 6. The Harmony and Balance of a Mental Martial Art
  • 7. Two Professional 9x9 Games
• Part Three: Intermediate Play
  • 8. The Stones Talk to Each Other
  • 9. The First 13x13 Game
  • 10. Making Good Shape
  • 11. The Second 13x13 Game
• Part Four: Advanced Play
  • 12. Direction of Play
  • 13. Go on the Big Board -- A 19x19 Game
  • 14. Some Fusekis and Josekis
  • 15. A Second Look at Some of the Games
• Part Five: Further Explorations in Go
  • 16. The History of Go
  • 17. Go and Western Science
  • 18. Go, Business, and the Thirty-Six Strategies of the Dark Side of Taoism
• Where to Go from Here: Go Resources and Equipment
• Glossary
• Notes
• Permissions
• Index

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