LiChangHo Jingjiang Weiqi Sihuo
Li Chang Ho Jingjiang Weiqi Sihuo (Li3 Chang1 Hao4 Jing1 jiang3 Wei2 qi2 Si3 huo2) (李昌镐精讲围棋死活) (Lee Chang Ho's Selected Life and Death Go Problems) is a set of six Chinese language go books. Each of these volumes includes 123 life and death problems. In volume 1-3, the first 60 problems are White/Black to live; the last 63 problems are White/Black to kill. In volumes 4-6, the first 52 problems are White/Black to live; the last 71 problems are White/Black to kill. Each problem is presented on one page with the answers on the flip side of the same page. Each problem and answer is presented with accompanying Chinese text. The problems become more difficult as one proceeds through the set of six books. The second half, to kill problems, of each book seems to be noticeably harder than the first half, to live problems.
The books contain only Chinese, no other language whatsoever. However, learning only three Chinese ideograms (?) allows one to read the first part of the heading for each problem: "黒先" = Black first, or "白先" = White first. Not knowing more Chinese may be a benefit to the reader as the problem accompanying the text often contains hints as the nature of the solution or the critical point of the same shown.
One complaint regarding these books is the thinness of the paper used. It is possible to see some portion of the answer diagrams through the page. A largish bookmark can be used to block out the non-printed part of the page presenting the problem and thereby hide the reverse image of the answer. A picture of the front covers of all six volumes is available at http://www.bresler.org/Go/Photos/YiChang-hoLifeAndDeath.jpg
* Volume 1: ISBN: 7-8105-1521-7 * Volume 2: ISBN: 7-8105-1522-5 * Volume 3: ISBN: 7-8105-1523-3 * Volume 4: ISBN: 7-8105-1524-1 * Volume 5: ISBN: 7-8105-1525-X * Volume 6: ISBN: 7-8105-1526-8
These books can be found at Yellow Mountain Imports ( http://www.ymimports.com/Items/bc-bs001-a?) and on eBay being offered by
goplayer2006
(this is 震 主 Zhen Zhu - Go teacher on KGS known as hotdog)
Sample Problems:
See also:
- LiChangHo Jingjiang Weiqi Shoujin (the corresponding set for tesuji problems)