Tsugi no Itte
次の一手
Usage of the Phrase
Tsugi no itte in Japanese literally means the one next move. By implication it refers to the best move [1]. Many problems are published as tsugi no itte problems in magazines, pamphlets, and books. Often they are multiple choice problems. As you might expect, these popular problems do not require much reading to solve.
Kono itte (this one move, the only move) is a synonym.
Bob Myers: I disagree. Tsugi no itte is a type of problem. Kono itte is a description of a move as the only move. For instance, you would never see a commentary saying a particular move was tsugi no itte. It would say it is kono itte.
Books Series by this name
つぎのいって (Tsugi no Itte) is a set of four problem books published by the publishing arm of the Nihon Ki-in (日本棋院編) as part(?) of their problem collection series (問題集シリーズ).
There are four volumes:
- 死活の玉手箱 Life and Death Treasure Chest ISBN: 4-8182-0433-1
- 布石からヨセまで From Fuseki till Yose ISBN: 4-8182-0436-6
- 手筋の魅力〈1〉 The Appeal of Tesujis Volume 1 ISBN: 4-8182-0435-8
- 手筋の魅力〈2〉 The Appeal of Tesujis Volume 2 ISBN: 4-8182-0444-7
These books are available from Kinokuniya and Yutopian.
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Notes
[1] Maeda Nobuaki pointed out that the answers are often a matter of opinion, and should be taken with a grain of salt. (I think it was in the magazine, Igo Club, in the early '70s. -- Bill)