Relentless
Relentless is a book from the GoGameGuru team that gives in-depth commentary on the 2014 Jubango games between Lee Sedol 9p and Gu Li 9p, plus briefer commentary on their other official games. Technical analysis is by An Younggil 8p, text by David Ormerod 5d and typesetting assistance by Josh Hoak. Published 2016.
Further details and purchase at the GoGameGuru product page. The book has also been released publicly.
Table of contents |
Table of Contents
- Foreword i
- Preface iii
- Acknowledgments vii
- How to Use This Book ix
- Introduction xiii
I The MLily Gu vs Lee Jubango 3
- January 5
- February 75
- March 135
- April 195
- May 243
- July 319
- August 389
- September 445
II Lee Sedol vs Gu Li 507
9 2004 Chinese A League: Round Nine 509
10 9th Samsung Cup: Semifinal, Game One 511
11 9th Samsung Cup: Semifinal, Game Two 513
12 9th Samsung Cup: Semifinal, Game Three 515
13 4th CSK Cup: Round Three 517
14 2005 Chinese A League: Round Nine 519
15 10th LG Cup: Semifinal 521
16 2005 Chinese A League: Round 20 523
17 5th CSK Cup: Round Three 525
18 2006 Chinese A League: Round Five 527
19 2006 Chinese A League: Round 16 529
20 2007 Chinese A League: Round 13 531
21 21st Fujitsu Cup: Quarter Final 533
22 2008 Chinese A League: Round 11 535
23 10th Nongshim Cup: Game 13 537
24 13th LG Cup: Final, Game One 539
25 13th LG Cup: Final, Game Two 541
26 2009 Chinese A League: Round Eight 543
27 2009 Ancient City of the Phoenix Cup 545
28 23rd Fujitsu Cup: Quarter Final 547
29 15th LG Cup: Round One 549
30 15th Samsung Cup: Quarter Final 551
31 3rd BC Card Cup: Final, Game One 553
32 3rd BC Card Cup: Final, Game Two 555
33 3rd BC Card Cup: Final, Game Three 557
34 3rd BC Card Cup: Final, Game Four 559
35 3rd BC Card Cup: Final, Game Five 561
36 1st Bosai Cup: Round Two 563
37 2012 Samsung Cup: Group Stage 565
38 2012 Samsung Cup: Group Stage, Rematch 567
39 2nd Bosai Cup: Final 569
40 2012 Samsung Cup: Final, Game One 571
41 2012 Samsung Cup: Final, Game Two 573
42 2012 Samsung Cup: Final, Game Three 575
43 2013 Tianxin Pharmaceutical Cup 577
44 2013 Chinese A League: Round 17 579
45 4th Zhaoshang Cup: Round Two 581
46 10th Chunlan Cup: Round of 16 583
47 2015 Chinese A League: Round Seven 585
48 2015 Chinese A League: Round 18 587
- Notes 589
- Glossary 591
- Index of Principles 599
Publisher's Description
This book contains analysis of 48 games between two of the top Go players of the early 21st century, but it is not just another book of game commentaries. It is the story of the rivalry and friendship between Lee Sedol and Gu Li, their relentless struggle to become the best, and an explication of the secrets of Go hidden within their games.
There are two parts to Relentless. Part One is the core of the book and examines, in unprecedented detail, the 10 game match (jubango) played by Lee Sedol and Gu Li throughout 2014. Part Two reviews every other official game between the two masters (up until the end of 2015), providing the reader with ample material to review and enjoy, while reflecting on what they learned in Part One.
Rather than just saying what happened, we use the match as the basis for an extensive study of the fundamental techniques, strategies and principles of Go—all applied within the context of real games, so that the reader can see how ideas and techniques are employed in practice.
Go is an art form, and like other arts, studying the work of masters contributes greatly to one's appreciation, enjoyment and gradual mastery of the craft. When you study a piece of music, the goal is rarely (if ever) just to be able to play it. Rather, a deep study of a piece is intended to convey a visceral understanding of the technique and theory embodied within it, in a way that a book about theory never could.
Relentless strives to offer that same experience to Go players. Over two years, we have distilled our knowledge and passion for the game into 625 pages of pure Go, until nothing more would fit.
Where other books might gloss over the details, we have sought to expose the wealth of tactical considerations beneath the surface, so that they may be studied, applied to the reader's games, and eventually mastered. We have extracted a practical lesson from every passage of play and boiled it all down to a series of memorable proverbs (both old and new) for the reader to internalize.
Relentless also draws on the knowledge of great thinkers of the past—such as Sun Zi (Sun Tzu), Lao Zi, Thucydides, Carl von Clausewitz, and many more—demonstrating how their ideas apply to Go.
Finally, the commentary is honest. In the past, some books portrayed professional Go players like gods and politely overlooked small mistakes. We make no apologies for doing away with this convention.
This is not intended to be the kind of book you will only read once. The content is dense in parts and may require reflection. It is our hope that it will serve readers for many years to come, however worse for wear, as a source of knowledge and inspiration, throughout their journey along the path of Go.
Sample Material
https://gogameguru.com/i/go-books/samples/relentless-sample.pdf
https://archive.org/details/relentless_201607/ The PDF has been released publicly