Weiqi Life and Death Drills

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Weiqi Life and Death Drills
("围棋死活训练")
By: Shao Zhenzhong and Ding Bo, Liu Qingqing?
Publisher: Chengdu Shidai Publishing, August 2003

Weiqi Life and Death Drills 围棋死活训练 (Weiqi Sihuo Xunlian), written by Shao Zhenzhong 9p, Ding Bo 5p and Liu Qingqing?, is a three volume set of life and death and tesuji problem books; one each for beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Suggested ranks run from 10k to 5d. Problems on one side and Answers on the other side of each page. The set was first published in August 2003. The books are easily portable at 850mm by 1168mm. As seems to be the case with all Oriental problem books, there is a note beside each problem that serves as a hint to the solution. Not being able to read Chinese is an advantage, as the hints are unintelligible.

See also the [ext] description at GoDiscussions.

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Contents

Beginner Level (初级篇), about 860 problems, 226 pages, ISBN: 7-80548-844-4

  • Capturing Stones
  • Life & Death
  • Various Tesuji

Intermediate Level (中级篇), about 850 problems, 230 pages, ISBN: 7-80548-852-5

  • Life & Death
  • Various Tesuji
  • Endgame Tesuji

Advanced Level (高级篇), about 170 problems, 232 pages, ISBN: 7-80548-853-3

  • Killing
  • Making Life

Examples

[Diagram]

Beginner Level, Problems 1-4, Black to play and capture.

The targeted stones are indicated for the first 28 problems and some additional problems after that. The last time the targeted stones are shown is on page 23 of 226 pages.

[Diagram]

Intermediate Level, Problems 1-4, Black to play and kill.

Note: in the bottom right, Black to play and make ko.

[Diagram]

Advanced level, Problem 1, Black to play.


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