Go Books
Most books on Go are written in one of the Chinese, Japanese, or Korean languages. This makes them somewhat less accessible to the majority of western Go addicts.
There are a number of web sites devoted to books about Go. Among these are:
- David Carlton's
Go Bibliography, the best english language reference on Go books, though it has been updated less often of late. Site includes reviews of most Go books. Robert Jasiek has an
ISBN Rating List.
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Go Books offers cover pictures, detailed book information and incorporates David Carlton's Reviews, the AGA E-Journal's reviews and reviews from other sources.
- AGA
Go Books List, very nice for books that are currently available.
- AGA
Archive Index maintained by Craig R. Hutchinson is by far the most complete (but exceedingly terse).
- Godiscussions.com's new
Product Database offers reviews, cover images, ratings, and details on a large variety of Western and non-Western Go books, as well as other Go-related products.
- (French)
Bibliographie du Go en français
- (Italian)
Bibliografia italiana di Go.
- American Go E-Journal Book reviews by year:
2003,
2004,
2005,
2006,
2007
- Sensei's Library itself, Recommended Go Books section or the home pages of crux and Velobici.
Each of us is different in our approach to Go, our experience of the game, our likes and dislikes. So... What is your favorite Go Book? On the other hand, What is your least favorite Go Book?
Apart from these books on playing Go, there are also some Non-Fiction publications involving go, Literature, and other References to Go. In addition, Ritchie Press has published many Go books on how to become a very strong player: Get Strong at Go Parodies.
Look here for Coming Soon and Go Book Rumors.
Table of contents |
Books that Cover the Entire Game
For Beginners
Theory
- The Book of Go - William Cobb
- The Game of Go - Matthew Macfadyen
- EZ-GO: Oriental Strategy in a Nutshell - Bruce Wilcox
- Go for Beginners - Iwamoto Kaoru
- Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game (formerly The Magic of Go) - Cho Chikun
- Go-- More Than a Game - Peter Shotwell
- Go Basics -- Concepts And Strategies for New Players - Peter Shotwell
- Go The World's Most Fascinating Game an amusing text by the Nihon Ki-in
- Learn to Play Go Series - Jeong Soo-hyun & Janice Kim
- The Second Book of Go - Richard Bozulich
- Teach Yourself Go - Charles Matthews
- The Way of Go - Troy Anderson
- Zug um Zug - arcana
- Go. Grundlagen und elementare Techniken - Thomas Hillebrand
Problems
- Graded Go Problems for Beginners volumes 1 & 2 - Kano Yoshinori
Not for Beginners
Obsolete Beginners' Books
- The Game of Go - The National Game of Japan by Arthur Smith
- Go Game for Beginners
- Go A Guide to the Game
- Go and Go-Moku - Edward Lasker
- Goh or Wei Q'i - Horace Cheshire
- How to Play Go
- An Introduction of Korean Badook
- Steppingstones to Go
- The Theory and Practice of Go by O. Korschelt.
Theory
- Basic Techniques of Go - Nagahara Yoshiaki and Haruyama Isamu
- Beauty and the Beast - Shen Guosun
- Cho Hun-Hyeon's Lectures on Go Techniques - Cho Hun-hyeon
- Fundamental Principles Of Go - Yilun Yang
- Intermediate Level Power Builder Volume 1 - Wang Runan
- Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go - Kageyama Toshiro
- Proverbs - The Nihon Ki-in
Problems
- 100 Challenging Go Problems for 100 Days of Study - The Nihon Ki-in
- Strategic Fundamentals in Go - Guo Tisheng & Lu Wen?
- Test Your Go Strength - Miyamoto Naoki
- Train Like a Pro - Sung-Rae Kim
Books that cover specific topics
Fuseki & Joseki
Theory
- All About Thickness - Ishida Yoshio
- The Direction of Play - Kajiwara Takeo
- Improve Your Intuition Volume 1 - Takagawa Kaku
- In the Beginning - Ishigure Ikuro
- Opening Theory Made Easy - Otake Hideo
- A Way of Play for the 21st Century - Go Seigen
Problems
- 501 Opening Problems - Richard Bozulich
- Get Strong at Joseki vol. 1-3 - Richard Bozulich
- Get Strong at the Opening - Richard Bozulich
Joseki Choice
- The Direction of Play - Kajiwara Takeo
- The Great Joseki Debates - Honda Kunihisa
- Whole Board Thinking in Joseki vol. 1-2 Yang Yilun & Phil Straus
Manuals, Dictionaries, etc.
- The 3-3 Point Modern Opening Strategy - Cho Chikun
- 38 Basic Joseki - Kosugi Kiyoshi & James Davies
- The Chinese Opening - Kato Masao
- Dictionary of Basic Joseki vol. 1-3 - Ishida Yoshio
- Enclosure Josekis - Takemiya Masaki - out of print
- Essential Joseki - Rui Naiwei
- Even Game Joseki - The Nihon Ki-in
- Fuseki - The Nihon Ki-in
- Jungsuk in Our Time - Hankuk Kiwon
- Lee Changho's Novel Plays and Shapes - Yi Ch'ang-ho
- Modern Joseki and Fuseki vol. 1 - Sakata Eio
- Modern Joseki and Fuseki vol. 2 - Sakata Eio
- The Power of the Star Point - Takagawa Shukaku - out of print
- Star Point Joseki - The Nihon Ki-in
- Tricks in Joseki - Yang Yilun
Life & Death and Tesuji
Theory
- Golden Opportunities - Rin Kaiho
- Life and Death - James Davies
- Tesuji - James Davies
- Tesuji and Anti-Suji of Go - Sakata Eio - out of print
Problems
- 1001 Life-and-Death Problems - Richard Bozulich
- The Art of Capturing Stones - Wu Dingyuan? & Yu Xing?
- The Art of Connecting Stones - Wu Piao? & Yu Xing?
- Get Strong at Life and Death - Richard Bozulich
- Get Strong at Tesuji - Richard Bozulich
- Graded Go Problems for Beginners volumes 3 & 4 - Kano Yoshinori
- Life and Death - Intermediate Level Problems - Maeda Nobuaki
- Yang Yilun's Ingenious Life and Death Puzzles Vol.1-2 - Yang Yilun
- 200 Tesuji Problems - Shirae Haruhiko
Dictionary
Middlegame manuals
Theory
- The ABC's of Attack and Defense - Michael Redmond
- All About Thickness - Ishida Yoshio
- Attack and Defense - Ishida Akira & James Davies
- Counting Liberties and Winning Capturing Races - Richard Hunter
- Cross-Cut Workshop - Richard Hunter
- Fighting Ko - Jin Jiang
- Improve Your Intuition Volume 2: Attack & Defence - Takagawa Kaku
- Improve Your Intuition Volume 3: How to Reduce a Moyo - Takagawa Kaku
- Kato's Attack and Kill - Kato Masao - out of print
- Keshi and Uchikomi: Reduction and Invasion in Go - Iwamoto Kaoru
- The Middle Game of Go vol. 1 - Sakata Eio - out of print
- Positional Judgment - Cho Chikun
- Reducing Territorial Frameworks - Fujisawa Shuko
- Strategic Concepts of Go - Nagahara Yoshiaki - out of print
- The Thirty-six Stratagems Applied to Go - Ma Xiaochun
- Utilizing Outward Influence - Jiang Jin? & Zheng Zhao?
Problems
Endgame
Theory
- The Endgame - Ogawa Tomoko & James Davies
- Mathematical Go (also published as Mathematical Go Endgames) - Elwyn Berlekamp and David Wolfe
- Monkey Jump Workshop - Richard Hunter
Problems
Handicap Go
Theory
- The Breakthrough to Shodan - Miyamoto Naoki
- Handicap Go - Nagahara Yoshiaki & Richard Bozulich
- How to Play Handicap Go - Yuan Zhou
- Kage's Secret Chronicles of Handicap Go - Kageyama Toshiro
- Masterpieces of Handicap Go, Volume 1
- Masterpieces of Handicap Go, Volume 2
- Pro-Pro Handicap Go - The Nihon Ki-in
Problems
Game Commentaries
- The 1971 Honinbo Tournament - Iwamoto Kaoru
- Appreciating Famous Games - Ohira Shuzo
- Cho Hunhyun Life and Master Games - Cho Hun-hyeon
- Come Up To Shodan - Rin Kaiho
- Invincible The Games of Shusaku - John Power
- Killer Of Go - Sakata Eio - out of print
- Masterpieces of Handicap Go, Volume 1
- Masterpieces of Handicap Go, Volume 2
- Nie WeiPing On Go - Nie WeiPing
- Tournament Go 1992 - John Power
- Understanding How to Play Go - Yuan Zhou
- Chinesische Meisterpartien - Guo Juan
Miscellaneous
- DieSchatzkiste. Nakayamas Go-Geschichten und Rätsel - Nakayama Noriyuki
Other
Online Books
- 30k-20k Study Book by Oliver Richman
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Go on Go: The Analyzed Games of Go Seigen
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How To Play Against Stronger Players by Sakai Michiharu
- Vol. 1: Local Positions
- Vol. 2: Illustrative Teaching Games
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How To Play Go by unkx80
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The Interactive Way To Go by Hiroki Mori
- Kogo's Joseki Dictionary
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Shape Up! by Charles Matthews
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The Way To Go by Karl Baker
Series of Books
Theory
Problems
- The Art of Go Series
- Get Strong At Go Series
- Graded Go Problems for Beginners
- Mastering the Basics
- The Heart of Go Discovery Series
Dictionaries
- Small Encyclopedia Series?
Classic Texts
- YiZhi
- Xuanxuan Qijing
- Guanzi Pu
- Igo Hatsuyoron
- Gokei Genmyou
- Gokyo Shumyo
- Gokyo Seimyo
- Katsugo Shinpyo
- Shikatsu Myoki
- Wangyou Qingle Ji
- Genran (Xuanlan)
- Xian Ji Wu Ku
- Classical Go Problem books
To Be Categorized
- How To Destroy And Preserve - Yang Yilun
- The Mathematics of Go
- Making Good Shape - Rob van Zeijst and Richard Bozulich
Links to other pages about books
- Chinese Go Books
- Dictionaries Page
- Errata In Books
- Hikaru no Go
- Japanese Book Reviews
- A Japanese Book Shop
- Japanese Go Books
- Korean Go Books
- Literature, Non-Fiction and other References to Go
- TheMiniatureGoSchool/ On Korean Go Books
- Out of Print Go Books
- Publishers
- Reading Non-English Books
- Recommended Go Books
- Problem Book Grades