Maeda Tsumego
Maeda Tsumego, by Maeda Nobuaki, comprise three volumes of the series 実力囲碁新書 Each of the following books have three problems to a page with answers on the overleaf. Each problem is rated with a notation such as 5 ~ 7 kyu (級). In addition to the typical answers of alive (活) and dead (死), acceptable answers include: ko (劫), te ari (手有) and success, prevail (勝). As can be seen by the problems below, the level is quite high. These are not easy problems.
- Volume One: Maeda Shokyuu Tsume-go (前田初級詰碁): 10-5 kyu contains 225 problems in 152 pages, first published Showa 40, 12th month, 10th day (昭和12月10日). Tokyo Sogensha, 1965, ISBN: 4488000045 (
Amazon Japan)
- Volume Two: Maeda Chuukyuu Tsume-go (前田中級詰碁) : 1-5 kyu contains 210 problems. Tokyo Sogensha, 1965, ISBN: 4488000053 (
Amazon Japan)
- Volume Three: Maeda Jookyuu Tsume-go (前田上級詰碁): 1 kyu to dan-level contains 150 problems. Tokyo Sogensha, 1966, ISBN: 4488000061 (
Amazon Japan).
The above tsumego collections were out of print as of May, 2006.
Reprint
- 前田詰碁集 Maeda Tsumego (set) ISBN 978-4-488-00021-9
- 前田初級詰碁 Maeda Beginners Tsumego ISBN 978-4-488-00004-2
- 前田中級詰碁 Maeda Intermediate Tsumego ISBN 978-4-488-00005-9
- 前田上級詰碁 Maeda Advanced Tsumego ISBN 978-4-488-00006-6
TimK: Can we get some Amazon links here? I would like to order these, but it's hard to tell if I have the right page.
As of 11 June '08 Amazon.co.jp does not appear to stock the individual volumes, at least the ISBN numbers given lead to pages with only used copies.
Example Problems from Volume 1
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Problem 142: Black to play. Answer