Shikatsu Myoki

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New Life & Death Brilliant Stratagems
("新案詰碁死活妙機")
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By: Honinbo Shusai
1910

New Life & Death Brilliant Stratagems (新案詰碁死活妙機) is a classic problem book by Honinbo Shusai in 1910. The original contains 120 problems with problem variations. Newer versions add the problem variations to the original set, bringing the total up to 168 problems, and divide the book into four thematic sections. All problems are natural, practical game-like positions. The intended audience is 5d and above, with a difficulty slightly below that of the Igo Hatsuyoron. Originally composed as prize contest problems on a newspaper.

Latest Japanese edition published by Sankaido (2004): ISBN 978-4381079770

Table of Contents for Newer Versions

  1. Killing (73-problems)
  2. Living (44-problems)
  3. Ko (38-problems)
  4. Capturing Races (13-problems)

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