Attack and Defense

The middle game of go often appears chaotic, but there is order in the chaos, as this book plainly reveals The result of a joint effort by a tournament winning Japanese professional player and an experienced American go writer, Attack and Defense lays down a few clear principles, then goes through a wealth of applications examples, problems, and case studies from professional play The reader emerges with a thorough grasp of how to choose strategy, how to execute dual purpose attacks, how to defend with contact plays, how to force his opponent into submission or cooperation, how to invade and reduce territorial frameworks, and when to fight a ko This is knowledge that no player can afford to be without. Best Download Attack and Defense author Akira Ishida For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I m continuing with my program of brushing up on my Go in preparation for the AlphaGo Lee Sedol match next month This book had been lying around on my games shelf for several years it turned out to be pretty good.The authors assume you know the basics, and do a nice job of introducing you to real strategy not just thinking about the next few...From the first few pages, the book already teaches me a super important concept in playing Go the balance of territory and the balance of influence power As the game develops I usually focus either locally or the whole board, trying to figure out the next move without knowing that calculating the balance of territory and influence can help to shape my strategy better The author gives a broader definition of attacking One must not let oneself become obsessed with killing and capturing I From the first few pages, the book already teaches me a super important conc...This is a brilliant book, a continuation from beginner level Go texts.The authors go through various small and large scale attack techniques, and run through basic invasion point on standard shapes and their seque...This should be considered the definitive guide to attacking and defending in Go There is a wide variety of material presented within for both the beginner and the intermediate player Clearly a book that should be read multiple times I had taken this out from the library, but I will certainly be ...Amazing There is so much to learn in here A 5d friend of mine gave me this, Tesuji, and Kageyama s Fundamentals He said that I can basically keep re reading each and they re all I ll ever need While I ve read numerous other books, I do think that th...Really enjoyed this book It helped illuminate new ways of thinking when moving to attack My only complaint with it would be that some diagrams contain too many moves So it s difficult for less experienced players to mentally follow the moves.I am not a good player, but you do not have to be good to realize how useful and deep this book isAttack and Defense covers the middle game, where the potential territory that was sketched out in the opening starts to solidify This book is about the struggle to hang onto what you have, while grabbing what your opponent has claimed.The first four chapters are worth the price of the book for a beginning player.Chapter 1 introduces the concept of territory versus power A player who has never heard of this is going to be blown away It s something that new players can understand, but it s Attack and Defense covers the middle game, where the potential territory that was sketched out in the opening starts to solidify This book is about the struggle to hang onto what you have, while grabbing what your opponent has claimed.The first four chapters are worth the price of the book for a beginning player.Chapter 1 introduces the concept of territory versus power A player who has never heard of this is going to be blown away It s something that new players can understand, but it s unlikely that many players would ever come up with this on their own This chapter clearly explains the concept and sets the foundation for the rest of the book.The next three chapters cover the...GOVery well written and complete.

• English
• 09 September 2019
Akira Ishida
• Paperback
• 254 pages
• 4906574149
• Akira Ishida
• Attack and Defense