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The ABC's of Attack and Defense
This is Michael Redmond's new book, published by Slate & Shell. It uses handicap games to illustrate four basic principles of attacking and defending. These are as follows: 1) Seal in the opponent's stones 2) Disconnect the opponent's stones 3) Do not get sealed in 4) Connect your own stones Interestingly, principles 3 and 4 are the reverse sides of 1 and 2, respectively. This should appeal to those with a philosophical cast of mind (yin and yang and so on). Michael Redmond provides very well chosen examples to show you how to apply these fundamentals. In one example in the opening chapter, for instance, he shows you how to choose most effectively between three plausible moves (namely, ikken tobi, iron pillar, and diagonal play), bearing in mind the ABCs listed above. This book contains other very valuable material, especially towards the back, in which you will find simple but effective ways to counter those awkward plays on the 5-3 and 5-4 points. This is a copy of the living page "The ABC's of Attack and Defense" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |