Making Good Shape / Errata

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This errata refers to 'First Printing December 2002'.

Making Good Shape has been reprinted and hopefully all (or at least most) of these have been corrected.

Front cover.
Wrong: Rchard
Right: Richard
p11, second paragraph.
Wrong: the ones at 12 and 14 are two close
Right: the ones at 12 and 14 are too close
p33, last paragraph.
Wrong: Instead of 4 in Dia. 17, Black...
Right: Instead of 4 in Dia. 17, White...
p34, last paragraph.
Wrong: After White 6,
Right: After White 4,
p38, penultimate paragraph.
Wrong: Black 1 in Dia. 13 also
Right: Black 1 in Dia. 12 also
p39, last paragraph.
Wrong: The shape made by White 5
Right: The shape made by Black 5
p40, last paragraph.
Wrong: If Black cuts at A, Black will
Right: If Black cuts at A, White will
p53, third paragraph.
Wrong: The joseki move after the diagonal jump of White 1 is the attachment of Black 2 in Dia. 14. White also attaches with 3.
Right: The joseki move after the diagonal jump of White is the attachment of Black 1 in Dia. 14. White also attaches with 2.
p56, last paragraph.
Dubious: Instead of 3, where should
Perhaps: After 3, where should
p57, second paragraph.
Wrong: extend to 2 or
Right: extend to 3 or
p74, problem 25.
Wrong: Black must fall back
Right: White must fall back
p74, problem 27 Dia. 2
Missing annotation "10 at 3".
p75, Problem 28
The diagram is wrong compared to all the answer diagrams. It should be as the diagram below where the left white stone has moved one point right.
[Diagram]

Corrected diagram

p82, Problem 43.
Wrong: If Black plays at either A or B, Black starts
Right: If Black plays at either A or B, White starts
p82, Problem 45.
Wrong: White can sacrifice three
Right: Black can sacrifice three
p110, last paragraph.
Wrong: White will atari with 1, then defend with 4.
Right: White will atari with 2, then defend with 4.
p117, Problem 123, label for Dia. 2
Wrong: Failure
Right: Variation
p159, label at top of 2nd problem.
Wrong: Problem 196
Right: Problem 197
p166, Problem 210.
Wrong: ...forcing White to connects at 2.
Right: ...forcing White to connect at 2.
p168, Problem 213.
Wrong: If White 2 at 4, White 3 at A is again sente.
Right: If White 2 at 4, Black 3 at A is again sente.
p173, Problem 225.
Wrong: After 2, White can deprive White of his eye shape by peeping at A.
Right: After 2, White can deprive Black of his eye shape by peeping at A.
p174, Problem 226.
Wrong: White exchanges2 for Black 3, then jumps to 4.
Right: White exchanges 2 for Black 3, then jumps to 4.
p179, Problem 237.
Wrong: Black to play
Right: White to play
p182, Problem 239.
Wrong: The knight's move of White 1 in Dia. 1 is the right way for Black to defend his moyo
Right: The knight's move of White 1 in Dia. 1 is the right way for White to defend his moyo
p183, Problem 243.
Wrong: Black to play
Right: White to play
p185, Problem 243.
Wrong: Suddenly, the makred stones at the top are under attack.
Right: Suddenly, the marked stones at the top are under attack.
p186, Problem 245.
Wrong: ...forcing White two capture two stones with 6.
Right: ...forcing White to capture two stones with 6.
p186, Problem 245.
Wrong: one-way street..
Right: one-way street.
p188, First paragraph.
Wrong: In such circumstances, professionals usually falls back on their knowledge of shape.
Right: In such circumstances, professionals usually fall back on their knowledge of shape.
Back cover : second paragraph.
Wrong: They determines whether your stones
Right: They determine whether your stones

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