Nihon Ki-in red cover series

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This red cover series is usable without being able to read Japanese, though there is Japanese text that you are going to miss out on. Familiarity with intermediate japanese for reading go books is enough.

[ext] Nihon Ki-in page for these books.


The Nihon Ki-in red book 1
Part 1 of the series: Nihon Ki-in Red Cover Series
http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/publishing/images/bl/daiikkannoshikatsu.jpg
Publisher: Nihon Ki-in, 2002
ISBN13 978-4818205109
318 pp.

An initially easy life & death collection of 150 problems. Gets harder in the second half. Always difficult to estimate, but I feel the level goes from 12k to 2k.

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Problem 23, white to play

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Problem 79, black to play


The Nihon Ki-in red book 2
Part 2 of the series: Nihon Ki-in Red Cover Series
http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/publishing/images/bl/okizari.jpg
Publisher: Nihon Ki-in, 2002
ISBN13 978-4818205116
318 pp.

150 tactical problems on nearly completed 9x9 boards. Spot the capturing tesuji type of thing. A result of this format is you know whose turn it is to play, but you don't know if you are looking for just one tesuji sequence, or more than one in separate parts of the board. So added realism making it nearer to a game. Perhaps 15-8k level.

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Problem 62, black to play


The Nihon Ki-in red book 3
Part 3 of the series: Nihon Ki-in Red Cover Series
http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/publishing/images/bl/tsuyokunaru.jpg
Publisher: Nihon Ki-in, 2002
ISBN13 978-4818205123
318 pp.

120 problems. Perhaps 15 - 4k level.
Section 1 - 40 problems. Nets and break throughs. Tesuji where the explanation needs 2 or 3 pages to explain. Real board situations and often joseki related.
Section 2 - 20 problems. Connections near the edge.
Section 3 - 20 problems. Common positions where kyu players go wrong. Mainly joseki related.
Section 4 - 20 problems. Common invasions.
Section 5 - 20 problems. Endgame tesuji, e.g. monkey jumps.


The Nihon Ki-in red book 4
Part 4 of the series: Nihon Ki-in Red Cover Series
http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/publishing/images/bl/kyunojitsuryoku.jpg
Publisher: Nihon Ki-in, 2003
ISBN13 978-4818205338
318 pp.

150 problems


The Nihon Ki-in red book 5
Part 5 of the series: Nihon Ki-in Red Cover Series
http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/publishing/images/bl/jobannokankaku.jpg
Publisher: Nihon Ki-in, 2003
ISBN13 978-4818205437
318 pp.

150 problems



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