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Title: 38 Basic Joseki (Elementary Go Series, Vol. 2) by Kosugi Kiyoshi, James Davis, James Davies, Kiuoshi Kosugi ISBN: 4-906574-11-4 Publisher: Kiseido Publishing Co. Pub. Date: January, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great place to begin with joseki
Comment: Initially, I got all the other volumes in the Elementary Go Series, but skipped this one based on some of the mediocre reviews that it got here. I bought one of the alternative joseki references instead.
After a while, I came back and bought this book. While some of the other reviewers have downrated this book for covering only a limited set of joskei, I found that to be precisely what I needed.
By sticking with a set of the most basic joseki, I find that I get less overwhelmed by the sheer number of possibilities, and I also find that the book is able to spend more time explaning each one. This gives me more of a chance to grasp the underlying concepts. It's less of a reference book and more of a textbook.
So, I plan to come back to the more complete reference books later. But when you're just trying to get your hands around the material, this is the place to start.
Rating: 3
Summary: Excellent series but the least important book in it
Comment: The Elementary Go series are all excellent, but joseki -- opening patterns -- are the least important thing to learn when you start the game. So I rate this lower than the other books in the series althought the quality of it is high.
Rating: 2
Summary: Studying Joseki will make you 2 Stones weaker
Comment: As a beginning Go player, you always seem to get the short end of the stick in the corners - a very compelling reason to buy this book, but be warned that you will only learn enough to get into trouble. Eventually you will need to get the classic (but slightly dated) 3 volume "Dictionary of Basic Joseki". 38 Basic Joseki is decent for the beginning go player on a budget who need to get an idea what joseki is all about, but it tells you too little. As you progress through the ranks, it will collect dust on the shelf, something which "Dictionary of Basic Joseki" will never do.
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Title: In the Beginning by Ishigure Ikuro, Ikuro Ishigure ISBN: 4906574106 Publisher: Kiseido Publishing Co Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Tesuji by James Davies ISBN: 4906574122 Publisher: Kiseido Publishing Co. Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Life & Death by James Davies ISBN: 4906574130 Publisher: Kiseido Publishing Co Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Second Book of Go by Richard Bozulich ISBN: 4906574319 Publisher: Kiseido Publishing Co. Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Dragon Style (Learn to Play Go, Volume III) by Janice Kim, Jeong Soo-Hyun ISBN: 096447963X Publisher: Good Move Press Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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