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The ABC's of Attack and Defense
222 Seiten, kartoniert, Slate & Shell, 2002
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This is the first book to be published by Michael Redmond 9 Dan, the preeminent American professional Go player. It is based on an award winning TV series Redmond presented on Japanese national television and was first published in Japanese in 2001. The book is characterized by the clarity, lucidity, and thoroughness Redmond is known for, and emphasizes the importance of understanding principles rather than merely memorizing sequences.
Redmond focuses on the positions that arise when attacking and defending a stone on the 4-4 point. Much of the book examines this situation in handicap games, and special consideration is given to the various possible double approach moves by White and how Black should respond to each of them.
Redmond aims at a broad audience, laying down the fundamental principles of sound play and showing how these apply in a thorough and detailed way. As a result the book will be especially valuable to relatively weaker players, who will learn the proper foundations for successful strategy, and it will also be very helpful to stronger players, who will fill in the gaps in their understanding.
Redmond focuses on the positions that arise when attacking and defending a stone on the 4-4 point. Much of the book examines this situation in handicap games, and special consideration is given to the various possible double approach moves by White and how Black should respond to each of them.
Redmond aims at a broad audience, laying down the fundamental principles of sound play and showing how these apply in a thorough and detailed way. As a result the book will be especially valuable to relatively weaker players, who will learn the proper foundations for successful strategy, and it will also be very helpful to stronger players, who will fill in the gaps in their understanding.
This is the first book to be published by Michael Redmond 9 Dan, the preeminent American professional Go player. It is based on an award winning TV series Redmond presented on Japanese national television and was first published in Japanese in 2001. The book is characterized by the clarity, lucidity, and thoroughness Redmond is known for, and emphasizes the importance of understanding principles rather than merely memorizing sequences.
Redmond focuses on the positions that arise when attacking and defending a stone on the 4-4 point. Much of the book examines this situation in handicap games, and special consideration is given to the various possible double approach moves by White and how Black should respond to each of them.
Redmond aims at a broad audience, laying down the fundamental principles of sound play and showing how these apply in a thorough and detailed way. As a result the book will be especially valuable to relatively weaker players, who will learn the proper foundations for successful strategy, and it will also be very helpful to stronger players, who will fill in the gaps in their understanding.
Redmond focuses on the positions that arise when attacking and defending a stone on the 4-4 point. Much of the book examines this situation in handicap games, and special consideration is given to the various possible double approach moves by White and how Black should respond to each of them.
Redmond aims at a broad audience, laying down the fundamental principles of sound play and showing how these apply in a thorough and detailed way. As a result the book will be especially valuable to relatively weaker players, who will learn the proper foundations for successful strategy, and it will also be very helpful to stronger players, who will fill in the gaps in their understanding.
| EAN | 193200100X |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 350 g |
| Hersteller | Slate & Shell |
| Breite | 10,4 cm |
| Höhe | 15,8 cm |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2002 |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| ISBN-10 | 193200100X |
| Seiten | 222 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
iv Glossary of Japanese Go Terms
001 Introduction
003 Chapter 1: To start an attack, first cut
004 How to think about attacking - 1
015 How to think about attacking - 2
027 Fighting in the Center
036 Sealing the opponent in
043 Avoiding being sealed in
053 Chapter 2: Handling the double approach
054 Handling the double approach
062 First poke your head out
070 Sealing in and taking the initiative
081 Chapter 3: Using pincers to fight
082 An enterprising pincer
095 Aiming for the weak points
107 Speed is important
117 Looking at the whole board
127 The power of the cap
135 First, seal in
143 Seal in, then build a moyo (large framework) - 1
152 Seal in, then build a moyo - 2
161 Chapter 4: Miai (points of equal value) and exchanges
162 The correct direction to block
170 Learning approach moves
178 Playing against a 3-4 point play
186 Let your opponent surround territory
195 Cutting and being cut
202 Finding miai
211 Responding to 4-5 and 3-5 point plays: It's easy!
001 Introduction
003 Chapter 1: To start an attack, first cut
004 How to think about attacking - 1
015 How to think about attacking - 2
027 Fighting in the Center
036 Sealing the opponent in
043 Avoiding being sealed in
053 Chapter 2: Handling the double approach
054 Handling the double approach
062 First poke your head out
070 Sealing in and taking the initiative
081 Chapter 3: Using pincers to fight
082 An enterprising pincer
095 Aiming for the weak points
107 Speed is important
117 Looking at the whole board
127 The power of the cap
135 First, seal in
143 Seal in, then build a moyo (large framework) - 1
152 Seal in, then build a moyo - 2
161 Chapter 4: Miai (points of equal value) and exchanges
162 The correct direction to block
170 Learning approach moves
178 Playing against a 3-4 point play
186 Let your opponent surround territory
195 Cutting and being cut
202 Finding miai
211 Responding to 4-5 and 3-5 point plays: It's easy!
I'm often asked, "How can I get stronger?"
There are a number of ways to improve, such as studying joseki or life and death problems, but the most enjoyable, yet most difficult, aspect of go is fighting. There are hardly any games in which a fight does not occur. Yet unlike the opening or the endgame, in fighting the exact same position hardly ever occurs twice, which makes fighting harder to study.
We all have our strengths and weaknesses: some people are no good at attacking, others neglect defense. But neither continually attacking nor defending all the time will succeed. Fighting calls for both attack and defense.
Understanding and mastering the correct way to think about fighting is the key to successful middlegame play. The flow of a game will depend on the plans you develop during a fight.
In this book, in order to give you an understanding of how to think about fighting, the ABC's of attack and defense are spelled out in easy to understand terms. I'm sure this will help your play.
If you find a tactic that you like, be sure to try it out in your games. If you try it a number of times, your understanding will improve dramatically, and you can decide for yourself if it matches your style.
Your opponent may respond differently, so play may not follow the lines given in the book, but even if you can't play out the variation you've learned, it will help you to have started the fight with a con-crete set of moves in mind.
At any rate, I hope that all of you will be able to get stronger while enjoying the game.
Michael Redmond, 9 Dan, preface
There are a number of ways to improve, such as studying joseki or life and death problems, but the most enjoyable, yet most difficult, aspect of go is fighting. There are hardly any games in which a fight does not occur. Yet unlike the opening or the endgame, in fighting the exact same position hardly ever occurs twice, which makes fighting harder to study.
We all have our strengths and weaknesses: some people are no good at attacking, others neglect defense. But neither continually attacking nor defending all the time will succeed. Fighting calls for both attack and defense.
Understanding and mastering the correct way to think about fighting is the key to successful middlegame play. The flow of a game will depend on the plans you develop during a fight.
In this book, in order to give you an understanding of how to think about fighting, the ABC's of attack and defense are spelled out in easy to understand terms. I'm sure this will help your play.
If you find a tactic that you like, be sure to try it out in your games. If you try it a number of times, your understanding will improve dramatically, and you can decide for yourself if it matches your style.
Your opponent may respond differently, so play may not follow the lines given in the book, but even if you can't play out the variation you've learned, it will help you to have started the fight with a con-crete set of moves in mind.
At any rate, I hope that all of you will be able to get stronger while enjoying the game.
Michael Redmond, 9 Dan, preface
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