Think Like a Pro Pae

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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.

[ext] Sample Pages (bad quality, just some problems taken from the book, not a scan)

Contents

  1. Types of Pae
  2. Pae and Life & Death
  3. Pae and Jeongseok
  4. Pae and Endgame
  5. Pae and Actual Games

In the first chapter, Types of Pae, Youngsun Yoon identifies these types:

  1. direct pae -- the pae can be resolved in one move by both players.
  2. extended pae -- the pae is direct for one player only.
  3. 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.
  4. 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).
  5. triple pae -- three pae involving two groups involved in a capturing race with each other.
  6. 10,000 year pae -- either player can create a pae, but suffers from a disadvantage as the other player makes the first capture.
  7. half-point pae -- only one point of territory for either player is at stake in the pae.
  8. circular pae -- two groups, neither alive, repeated capture stones from each other's groups leading to a repeating position.
  9. flower viewing pae -- losing the pae is large for one player only.
  10. 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".


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