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LGZHOTSOLS
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The Style of Lee Sedol
120 pages, paperback, Slate & Shell, 1. edition 2014
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Lee Sedol 9P of Korea is widely considered one of the best go players in the world as this is written. He is the most likely pro to equal Lee Chang-ho's record number of international titles. Lee's complete domination of Gu Li 9P, who has been designated number one in China several times in recent years, in their ten game match in 2014 further strengthened Lee's repuation.
Lee was born on March 2, 1983, and became a pro at the age of twelve. He won his first international title, the 15th Fujitsu Cup, in 2002 and was promoted to 9 Dan after winning the 16th Fujitsu Cup in 2003. At that time he was the youngest 9 Dan ever. At the time of this writing, Lee has won sixteen international titles, second only to Lee Changho 9P who has won twenty-one.
Lee's playing style is that of a constant fighter. His aim is to make games as complicated as possible as early as possible because of his confidence in his judgment of the relative size of the various possibilites that present themselves during fighting and his superior ability to read out complicated situations quickly. He avoids giving his opponents opportunities to make good plays even if it means his own position is made less secure by his move.
Another factor in Lee's dominance is his ability to put psychologcal pressure on opponents. An important way of doing this is his tendency to make unexpected plays in complicated situations. In other words, Lee is not risk averse. Often his plays seem not to be the best choice at the time and hence make his opponents worry that they have overlooked something.
Lee's strength is definitely not in opening play. In this he is weaker than other top pros. As a result he is frequently behind at the end of the opening, but catches up during the middle and endgame. This pattern was fully shown in the ten game match with Gu Li, who is outstanding at play in the opening.
Lee was born on March 2, 1983, and became a pro at the age of twelve. He won his first international title, the 15th Fujitsu Cup, in 2002 and was promoted to 9 Dan after winning the 16th Fujitsu Cup in 2003. At that time he was the youngest 9 Dan ever. At the time of this writing, Lee has won sixteen international titles, second only to Lee Changho 9P who has won twenty-one.
Lee's playing style is that of a constant fighter. His aim is to make games as complicated as possible as early as possible because of his confidence in his judgment of the relative size of the various possibilites that present themselves during fighting and his superior ability to read out complicated situations quickly. He avoids giving his opponents opportunities to make good plays even if it means his own position is made less secure by his move.
Another factor in Lee's dominance is his ability to put psychologcal pressure on opponents. An important way of doing this is his tendency to make unexpected plays in complicated situations. In other words, Lee is not risk averse. Often his plays seem not to be the best choice at the time and hence make his opponents worry that they have overlooked something.
Lee's strength is definitely not in opening play. In this he is weaker than other top pros. As a result he is frequently behind at the end of the opening, but catches up during the middle and endgame. This pattern was fully shown in the ten game match with Gu Li, who is outstanding at play in the opening.
EAN | 1932001719 |
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Weight | 180 g |
Manufacturer | Slate & Shell |
Width | 13.9 cm |
Height | 21.5 cm |
Medium | Book |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Author | Yuan Zhou |
Language | English |
Edition | 1 |
Pages | 120 |
Binding | paperback |
Name | Slate & Shell |
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05 Introduction
07 Game One
48 Game Two
83 Game Three
07 Game One
48 Game Two
83 Game Three
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