Kihon Fuseki Jiten
Kihon Fuseki Jiten is a multivolume fuseki dictionary edited by Rin Kaiho. Three volumes are now available in English, published by Yutopian in a set called the Dictionary of Basic Fuseki.
Rin Kaiho Fuseki Dictionary /
The original Japanese version was published during 1975 as part of a Nihon Ki-in Go dictionary series. Second revision was published during 1996, to update the content. Original Japanese book info:
(著者 林海峰著, 書名 【基本布石事典】(上巻、下巻), 出版社 日本棋院刊, 発行日 1975年12月1日, 価格 上下合計3800円)
Suitable for Dan level readers. It is different from Cho Hoon Hyun's five book series on fuseki. Rin's book does not cover basic knowledge beginners will want to know. It approaches the subject by dividing fuseki according to first moves.
The book does not cover some popular contemporary openings like the Mini Chinese formation, the Kobayashi formation, and the New Kobayashi formation?. As the original version is more than 30 years old, the reader should be aware that it is not a reliable guide to up-to-date fuseki practice. For some, the book is a classic.
This book is rated very highly in Robert Jasiek's reviews for both rank improvement and topic coverage. This book cannot be read now as a dictionary, despite its title, but it can read profitably to learn how to think about many opening patterns.
Rin's approach in the book is to explain in detail the first 50 moves of the selected classic games he uses to illustrate the use of fuseki patterns.
Here is the Japanese version book information:-
Volume 1 title: 基本布石事典〈上巻〉星の部 (Star Point Section)
ISBN:4818204056
増補改訂版
524p 19cm(B6)
日本棋院 (1996-04-10出版)
林 海峰【著】堀田 護【編】
[B6 判] NDC分類:795 販売価:\2,200(税別)
Contents 内容
第1部 二連星,三連星 (Two Star Point and Three Star Point)
第2部 タスキ型 (Diagonal Patterns)
第3部 星,小目 (4-4 and 3-4)
第4部 中国流 (Chinese Style)
第5部 特殊戦法 (Special Tactics: Tengen, side, unusual corner)
Volume 2
title: 基本布石事典〈下巻〉小目の部 (Komoku Section)
ISBN:4818204064
増補改訂版
521p 19cm(B6)
日本棋院 (1996-04-10出版)
林 海峰【著】堀田 護【編】
[B6 判] NDC分類:795 販売価:\2,200(税別)
contents 内容
第1部 秀策流 (Shusaku style)
第2部 シマリ、タスキ型 (Corner enclosure and Diagonal Patterns)
第3部 平行型 (Parallel Openings)
第4部 向かい小目、その他 (Mukai Komoku and others)
第5部 目外し、高目、三々 (5-3 point, 5-4 point, 3-3 point)
A Chinese version is available.