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Fundamental Principles of Go

188 pages, paperback, Slate & Shell, 1. edition 2004

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Most Go teachers analyze positions to death, occasionally laying out sequences that show how the analysis would change if a stone were shifted, but the functional dynamics of such changes in position are never really addressed. Mr. Yang teaches the fundamental meaning of stones so that you can take a position you have never seen before and understand what it is you should be trying to accomplish there and the best way to go about doing it. Mr. Yang has an uncanny ability to make complex situations seem simple by showing the basic principles involved.
Much of the material in this book is definitely not available in English language Go literature. In fact, I doubt that this material can be found anywhere in the world because Mr. Yang did not formulate these ideas until after he arrived in the United States in 1986. He once told me that when he taught Go in China, his students would say, "Yes, Teacher, I believe you." After arriving in the US, however, he began encountering students who said, "Yes, Teacher, I believe you, but why? How is it that a small change - one line up or down, left or right - can make such a drastic change in the analysis? There must be something fundamental going on here, but what is it? I don't understand." This forced Mr. Yang himself to think about the meaning of the moves. The result of those thoughts is the book you now hold in your hands, a truly Western theory of Go.
To those readers who have never had a lesson with Mr. Yang: Be prepared. Your approach to the game of Go is about to be transformed.

Joel Sanet
January 2004
More Information
EAN 9781932001150
Weight 290 g
Manufacturer Slate & Shell
Width 14.8 cm
Height 22 cm
Medium Book
Year of Publication 2004
Author YiLun Yang
Language English
Edition 1
ISBN-10 1932001212
ISBN-13 9781932001150
Pages 188
Binding paperback
001 Chapter One: Key Points in the Opening
001 I. Special Properties of the Corner
001 A. The 4-4 Point
004 B. The 3-4 Point
006 C. The 3-3 Point
008 D. The 5-3 Point
009 E. The 5-4 Point
012 II. Ranking the Big Opening Moves
012 A. First Class Moves
012 B. Second Class Moves
014 C. Third Class Moves
016 D. Fourth Class Moves
018 Outline of Ranking of Big Opening Moves
019 III. Key Points for Influence
019 A. Key Points for Positional Influence
022 B. Key Points for Attack and Defense
026 IV. Problems
030 V. Solutions to Problems

036 Chapter Two: Relationships and Combinations
036 I. The Efficiency of Combinations and Relationships
039 II. Techniques for Making Efficient Combinations
039 A. Speed and Flexibility versus Solidity and Strength
042 B. Long versus Short and High versus Low
046 III. Problems
050 IV. Solutions to Problems

055 Chapter Three: Effective Use of Joseki
055 I. Choosing an Approach Move
062 II. Selecting a Pincer
062 A. Tight versus Loose Pincers
066 B. High versus Low Pincers
068 III. A Whole-Board Perspective on Joseki
083 IV. Problems
086 V. Solutions to Problems

095 Chapter Four: Invasion and Reduction
095 I. Invasion
095 A. Types of Invasion
095 1. The Attacking Invasion
102 2. The Territory Destroying Invasion
107 3. The Disrupting Invasion
111 B. The Timing of Invasions
117 II. Reduction
118 A. Reduction Techniques
127 B. The Timing of Reductions
128 III. Problems
131 Solutions to Problems