Slate and Shell

Go Stones

Slate and shell are the traditional material for go stones.

The Publisher

Slate and Shell ( http://www.slateandshell.com/) is a publisher specializing in Go books. It was founded in late 2000 by three very active amateur go players Bill Cobb, Gordon Fraser and Chuck Robbins.

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Books published by Slate and Shell:

• 200 Endgame Problems Winning Tactics by Shirae Haruhiko
• 200 Tesuji Problems by Shirae Haruhiko
• 400 Years of Go in Japan by Andrew Grant
• 4-4 Point Joseki A Brief Introduction by William Cobb
• ABC's of Attack and Defense by Michael Redmond
• All About Joseki by Ming Jiu Jiang and Guo Juan
• The Best Play: In-Depth Game Analyses by Feng Yun
• Brilliance Jowa's 'Ghost Moves' Destroy Intetsu by John Fairbairn
• Come Up to Shodan by Rin Kaiho
• Counting Liberties and Winning Capturing Races by Richard Hunter
• Cross Cut Workshop by Richard Hunter
• Dictionary of Basic Tesuji, Volume 1: Tesuji for Attacking by Fujisawa Shuko
• Dictionary of Basic Tesuji, Volume 2: Tesuji for Defending by Fujisawa Shuko
• Dictionary of Basic Tesuji, Volume 3: Tesuji for the Opening, for Capturing Races, and for Life and Death Problems, Part 1, by Fujisawa Shuko
• Dictionary of Basic Tesuji, Volume 4: Tesuji for Life and Death Problems, Part 2 and for the Endgame by Fujisawa Shuko
• Final Summit by John Fairbairn
• The Fundamental Principles of Go by Yilun Yang
• Go as Communication -- The Educational and Therapeutic Value of the Game of Go by Yasutoshi Yasuda
• The Go Companion by John Fairbairn
• The Go Consultants by John Fairbairn
• Go Problems for Kyu Level Players Volume 1: Life and Death by William Cobb
• Go Problems for Kyu Level Players Volume 2: Uplifting Exercises by William Cobb
• Go Problems for Kyu Level Players Volume 3: Whole Board Opening Problems by William Cobb
• Go Problems for Kyu Level Players Volume 4: Whole-Board Problems by William Cobb
• Go Problems for Kyu Level Players Volume 5: Tesuji Challenges by William Cobb
• Go Problems for Kyu Level Players Volume 6: Tactical Problems by William Cobb
• Go Proverbs by David Mitchell
• How not to Play Go by Yuan Zhou
• How to Play Handicap Go by Yuan Zhou
• Improve Your Intuition Volume 1: Intuition in the Opening by Takagawa Kaku
• Improve Your Intuition Volume 2: Intuition in the Middle Game Part 1: Attack and Defense by Takagawa Kaku
• Improve Your Intuition Volume 3: Intuition in the Middle Game Part 2: How to Reduce a Moyo by Takagawa Kaku
• Kamakura by John Fairbairn
• Keshi and Uchikomi: A Study of Reduction and Invasion in Go by Iwamoto Kaoru
• Key Concepts in Life and Death -- Inside Moves and Under the Stones Techniques
• Learning from the Masters: Kyu Level Commentaries on Professional Games Volume 1
• Learning from the Masters: Kyu Level Commentaries on Professional Games Volume 2
• Let's Play Go!: A Simple Introduction to the Game of Go by Yasutoshi Yasuda
• Life and Death -- Intermediate Level Problems by Maeda Nobuaki
• Liping Huang's Problem Series, Volume 1 by Liping Huang
• Magic on the First Line by Nakayama Noriyuki
• Masterpieces of Handicap Go Volume 1, Second Edition
• Masterpieces of Handicap Go Volume 2
• Mastering Ladders
• Mastering the Basics of Go by Eugene Lim and Herve Dicky
• Master Play The Style of Go Seigen
• Master Play The Fighting Styles? of Kato Masao & Seo Bong Soo
• Master Play The Territorial Styles? of Kitani Minoru & Cho Chikun
• Master Play The Style of Lee Changho
• Master Play The Style of Takemiya
• The Meijin's Retirement Game by John Fairbairn
• Monkey Jump Workshop by Richard Hunter
• New Moves by Alexander Dinerchtein and An Younggil
• Old Fuseki vs New Fuseki by John Fairbairn
• Patterns of the Sanrensei by Michael Redmond
• Playing the Endgame, A Brief Introduction? by William Cobb
• Power Honinbo Shusai Defends the Nihon Ki-in by John Fairbairn
• Punishing and Correcting Joseki Mistakes by Mingjiu Jiang and Adam Miller
• Reflections on the Game of Go: The Empty Board 1994 - 2004 by William Cobb
• The Treasure Chest Enigma, second edition by Nakayama Noriyuki
• Understanding How to Play Go by Yuan Zhou
• The Workshop Lectures Volume 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 by Yilun Yang
• Yilun Yang's Go Puzzles Volume 1: Life and Death by the Numbers by Yilun Yang
• Yilun Yang's Go Puzzles Volume 2: Life and Death in Chinese Characters by Yilun Yang

Other books distributed by Slate and Shell (but published elsewhere):

• The Book of Go by William Cobb (Sterling Publishing)
• Contemporary Go Terms by Nam Chihyung (Oromedia)
• Creative Life and Death by Cho Hye-Yeon (Oromedia)
• Jungsuk In Our Time: 3-4 Point Jungsuk by Seo Bongsoo and Jung Dongsik (Hankuk Kiwon)
• Korean Style of Baduk Vol. 1 by Lee Changho and Kim Sung-rae (Oromedia)
• Pure and Simple Takao's Astute Use of Brute Force by Takao Shinji (Hinoki Press)
• Think Like a Pro Haengma by Youngsun Yoon (Oromedia)
• Vital Points and Skillful Finesse for Sabaki by Yoda Norimoto (Hinoki Press)
• A Way of Play for the 21st Century by Go Seigen (Whole Board Press)
• Whole Board Thinking in Joseki Volume One: 3-4 point, low kakari by Yilun Yang (Fourth Line Press)
• Whole Board Thinking in Joseki Volume Two: 3-4 point, high kakari & far kakaris by Yilun Yang (Fourth Line Press)

Slate and Shell Published Books at Sensei's Library

ilan: The logo for the publisher consists of two Go stones, where the word "Slate" appears on the White stone and the word "Shell" appears on the Black stone.

• DrStraw: Very creative. Certainly got your attention and you are not likely to forget them now.