Think Like a Pro Pae
Think Like a Pro Pae is the second book of the Think Like a Pro series by Youngsun Yoon, translated into English by Les Waller. 187 pages. ISBN: 8-9900794-2-X. Pae is the Korean term for ko.
Available from Yutopian and Slate and Shell.
Sample Pages (bad quality, just some problems taken from the book, not a scan)
Contents
- Types of Pae
- Pae and Life & Death
- Pae and Jeongseok
- Pae and Endgame
- Pae and Actual Games
In the first chapter, Types of Pae, Youngsun Yoon identifies these types:
- direct pae -- the pae can be resolved in one move by both players.
- extended pae -- the pae is direct for one player only.
- double pae -- there are two pae involving a single group, each pae serving the same purpose. Double pae does not guarantee life. There are double pae positions that are dead, as well as ones that are alive.
- two-step pae -- the pae is direct for one player (A), but the other player (B) must capture once to change the pae to a direct pae for that player (B) and a two-step pae for the other player (A).
- triple pae -- three pae involving two groups involved in a capturing race with each other.
- 10,000 year pae -- either player can create a pae, but suffers from a disadvantage as the other player makes the first capture.
- half-point pae -- only one point of territory for either player is at stake in the pae.
- circular pae -- two groups, neither alive, repeated capture stones from each other's groups leading to a repeating position.
- flower viewing pae -- losing the pae is large for one player only.
- almighty pae -- a pae in which no pae threat is big enough to require a response.
LoP: The fact that the 'correct solution' diagram of the first problem contains a misprint is an indication of the poor publishing quality of this series. I was also disappointed by the bad translation of Think like a Pro Haengma from the same series. (I've only taken a look at the sample pages. Could somebody who actually owns the book check if the diagram is correct in the book please?)
Harleqin: The "sample" is very bad. The real book has no misprints (as far as I have seen) and has much nicer typesetting. The english may not be of finest literature standard, but it is very clear. I own both books and I like them very much.
maruseru: The literal (more or less word-for-word) translation is actually a bonus if you're trying to learn Korean, though. I refer to this series as my "Rosetta stone". :)
Bill: It sounds like extended pae includes both iterated ko and approach ko. Is that right?
Harleqin: I think what you call iterated ko is covered under "two-step pae".