Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problems
This page contains links to all the problems from the Igo Hatsuyo-ron.
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 1
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 2
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 3
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 4
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 5
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 6
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 7
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 8
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 9
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 10
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 11
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 12
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 13
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 14
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 15
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 16
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 17
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 18
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 19
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 20
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 21
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 22
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 23
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 24
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 25
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 26
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 27
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 28
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 29
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 30
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 31
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 32
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 33
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 34
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 35
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 36
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 37
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 38
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 39
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 40
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 41
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 42
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 43
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 44
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 45
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 46
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 47
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 48
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 49
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 50
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 51
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 52
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 53
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 54
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 55
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 56
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 57
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 58
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 59
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 60
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 61
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 62
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 63
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 64
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 65?
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 66?
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- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 75
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- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 78
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 79
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 80
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 81
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 82
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 83
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 84
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 85
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 86
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 87
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 88
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 89
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 90
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 91
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 92
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 93
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 94
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 95
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 96
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 97
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 98
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 99
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 100
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 101
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 102
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 103
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 104
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 105
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 106
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 107
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 108
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 109
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 110
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 111
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 112
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 113
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 114
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 115
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 116
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 117
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 118
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 119
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 120
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 121
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 122
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 123
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 124
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 125
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 126
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 127
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 128
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 129
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 130
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 131
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 132
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 133
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 134
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 135
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 136
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 137
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 138
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 139
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 140
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 141
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 142
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 143
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 144
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 145
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 146
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 147
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 148
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 149
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 150
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 151
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 152
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 153
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 154
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 155
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 156
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 157
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 158
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 159
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 160
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 161
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 162
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 163
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 164
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 165
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 166
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 167
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 168
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 169
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 170
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 171
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 172
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 173
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 174
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 175
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 176
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 177
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 178
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 179
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 180
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 181
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 182
- Igo Hatsuyo-ron Problem 183
The complete set of problems can be found here.
Some of the problems are labelled to have have errors in construction (失题). Most of such errors result in having multiple solutions, although one or two result in the problem having no solutions at all.
Imagist: I plan to copy over all the problems myself, but I can only guess whether the problems are "Black to kill," etc., so it would be helpful if someone could confirm them and correct them if necessary. We also should add solutions to the problems at some point, though these problems are extraordinarily hard, so that is likely to take a very long time. Although there is a book in English which has the solutions to about a third of these problems, people who have the book should refrain from posting solutions to avoid copyright problems (the problems themselves were created in 1713, so we have no need to worry about copyright problems there).
unkx80: I used to own a copy of the Chinese version of the FaYangLun for a short while, but it has been lent out and never returned. Anyway, the problems do specify "Black first" or "White first", but they never specify the outcome (ko, live, kill, etc.). It appears that some of the problems in the Igo Hatsuyo-ron can also be found in the Kanazawa tesuji series. As for a number of problems near the back of the book, the solutions can be hundreds of moves long, and I suggest we don't wait for people to give attempts, simply put up the problem and the solution together as "a matter of fact" since I guess most people here won't be bothered with problems that are so long. By the way, it seems that the Kanazawa tesuji series project has already fizzed out?
Imagist: I was going to attempt to revive the Kanazawa Tesuji Series, I couldn't find a single authoritative answer on what problems belong to the series. In any case, I prefer problems like this where I can spend an hour on each one, since I find that I learn a lot more that way. In the long term, I plan to typeset these problems into PDF books using LaTeX so that people (like me) who prefer treeware can print them out.
unkx80: Thanks for the effort. But if you want to transcribe these problems, please transcribe them correctly. The format of the problems is as follows:
第[Problem number]题 『[Who plays first]』 [Diagram] 【审题】[Problem description] 〖提示〗[Hint]
黑先 means "Black to play", 白先 means "White to play". Hope this helps.
Imagist: In my browser everything except the diagrams themselves comes up as question marks, so I was going based on the pictures of the stones below the problem (which is evidently wrong). Until I can figure out how to display the characters correctly in my brower, perhaps I'll just copy over diagrams and someone else can add the "black to play" or "white to play".
Bill: The character encoding seems to be Chinese Simplified (GB2312).
Imagist: Hm, that's odd, my browser is set to view Chinese Simplified character encoding. Maybe I'll try Internet Explorer.
In any case, I'm going on a trip until Friday night, so I won't be working on this until then.
Bill: I'm using Firefox.
Imagist: Hm, maybe I'll redownload Firefox. It could also be that I need to install the font.
unkx80: Looks like all of us are using Firefox. Yes, you do need to install Asian (or is it called CJK?) fonts.
Imagist:The fonts display correctly on the computers at the university, so I may work on this from there.