Close Encounters with the Middle Game
226 Seiten, kartoniert, Kiseido, 1. Auflage 2016
The middle game is where a game of go is most often decided. Being strong at the opening will give you an advantage, and accurate reading and calculation in the endgame can gain you many points; but excelling at the middle game is the surest way to victory. This book presents 32 crucial middle-game positions that arose in top professional games. It focuses on making clear what purpose is served by the moves played and which strategic considerations are at play. It tries to answer a question many amateurs may ask: Why do professionals play where they do?
Every position is discussed in detail, explaining what goes on in the minds of the players, showing the moves that are good, bad, or hard to judge. It makes for an entertaining joumey through the realm of professional go and also gives an insight in what lies beneath many professional moves that at first may look strange.
| Gewicht | 310 g |
|---|---|
| Hersteller | Kiseido |
| Breite | 14,8 cm |
| Höhe | 21 cm |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2016 |
| Autor | Michiel Eijkhout |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Auflage | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-4906574803 |
| Seiten | 226 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
v Preface
vi About the Author
vi Acknowledgments
001 Part One: Frameworks of Territory (Moyos)
002 Speeding Ahead
008 No Need to Rush
016 The Big Picture
022 The Start of the Middle Game
028 Freedom and Flexibility
034 Attacking to Set up a Moyo
042 Part Two: Invading or Reducing
043 Just Another Forcing Move
050 Making Use of Scattered Stones
056 Into the Deep
063 Virtual Ladders
070 How Deeply Should You Invade?
076 Everything Has its Price
083 A Radical Invasion
091 Part Three: The Art ofTrading
092 Fatten Before Slaughter
098 A Side Territory Changes Hands
104 Exchanging Groups
111 Throwing Away Some Stones
118 An Attack That Did Not Happen
125 For a Few More Points
132 Part Four: Mean Fighting
133 20. Middle Game Technique
139 21. Attacking to Make Profit
145 The Initiative
153 A Short Story about Ladders
159 The Fate of a Corner
166 Making a Really Wide Extension
173 Plan? What Plan?
180 Part Five: Encounters with the Unexpected
181 Treating Your Stones Lightly
188 An Unexpected Blow
194 Attacking from a Distance
201 Outreading the Opponent
208 A Proper Provocation
215 An Unorthodox Move