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Do you have any good Go book suggestions?

by Yovel 13y ago

RBerenguel 13y ago
You can lurk the go subreddit /r/baduk (baduk is the Korean name for go, helpful for web searches now Google killed the term) and Sensei's Library: http://senseis.xmp.net/ http://senseis.xmp.net/ a wiki for and from go players.
ars_technician 13y ago
http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html
- europa 13y ago
  I think Yovel was asking for 'Go Game' book.
jballanc 13y ago
Right now I'm working through the book "How Not to Play Go", by Yuan Zhou, but he has many very good books I could recommend. Neil Moffatt is another good writer, and I particularly enjoyed "Double Digit Kyu Games" by him. If you're not afraid of diving right in, Yuan Zhou's "Master Play" series, where he dissects games by different Go masters are very entertaining as well.
- TylerE 13y ago
  Where is the place to start for someone who understands nothing.
  - jballanc 13y ago
    Yes, it looks like something from the late 90s (and it probably is), but this is a tutorial I used early on: http://playgo.to/iwtg/en/ http://playgo.to/iwtg/en/
tzs 13y ago
"Go for Beginners" by Iwamoto is a classic [1]. "Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game" by Chikun Cho generally gets very high recommendations [2]. When you finish your first book a good followup is "The Second Book of Go" by Bozulich [3]. Finally, the series "Graded Go Problems for Beginners" is excellent [4]. Volume I problems are suitable for beginners starting as soon as you learn the rules. If you have an iOS device, take a look at smartgo books [5]. Chikun Cho's book listed above and the graded go problem series are available from them, as are many many other books. These books are in an interactive format that works with their free reader app. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Go-Beginners-Kaoru-Iwamoto/dp/0394733312 http://www.amazon.com/Go-Beginners-Kaoru-Iwamoto/dp/03947333... [2] http://www.amazon.com/Go-Complete-Introduction-Beginner-Elementary/dp/4906574505 http://www.amazon.com/Go-Complete-Introduction-Beginner-Elem... [3] http://www.amazon.com/Second-Book-Beginner-Elementary-Books/dp/4906574319 http://www.amazon.com/Second-Book-Beginner-Elementary-Books/... [4] http://senseis.xmp.net/?GradedGoProblemsForBeginners http://senseis.xmp.net/?GradedGoProblemsForBeginners [5] http://gobooks.com http://gobooks.com

Do you have any good Go book suggestions?

by Yovel 13y ago

Do you have any good Go book suggestions?

You can lurk the go subreddit /r/baduk (baduk is the Korean name for go, helpful for web searches now Google killed the term) and Sensei's Library: http://senseis.xmp.net/ http://senseis.xmp.net/ a wiki for and from go players.

ars_technician 13y ago

http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html

europa 13y ago
I think Yovel was asking for 'Go Game' book.

jballanc 13y ago

Right now I'm working through the book "How Not to Play Go", by Yuan Zhou, but he has many very good books I could recommend. Neil Moffatt is another good writer, and I particularly enjoyed "Double Digit Kyu Games" by him. If you're not afraid of diving right in, Yuan Zhou's "Master Play" series, where he dissects games by different Go masters are very entertaining as well.

TylerE 13y ago
Where is the place to start for someone who understands nothing.
- jballanc 13y ago
  Yes, it looks like something from the late 90s (and it probably is), but this is a tutorial I used early on: http://playgo.to/iwtg/en/ http://playgo.to/iwtg/en/

tzs 13y ago

"Go for Beginners" by Iwamoto is a classic [1]. "Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game" by Chikun Cho generally gets very high recommendations [2]. When you finish your first book a good followup is "The Second Book of Go" by Bozulich [3]. Finally, the series "Graded Go Problems for Beginners" is excellent [4]. Volume I problems are suitable for beginners starting as soon as you learn the rules. If you have an iOS device, take a look at smartgo books [5]. Chikun Cho's book listed above and the graded go problem series are available from them, as are many many other books. These books are in an interactive format that works with their free reader app. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Go-Beginners-Kaoru-Iwamoto/dp/0394733312 http://www.amazon.com/Go-Beginners-Kaoru-Iwamoto/dp/03947333... [2] http://www.amazon.com/Go-Complete-Introduction-Beginner-Elementary/dp/4906574505 http://www.amazon.com/Go-Complete-Introduction-Beginner-Elem... [3] http://www.amazon.com/Second-Book-Beginner-Elementary-Books/dp/4906574319 http://www.amazon.com/Second-Book-Beginner-Elementary-Books/... [4] http://senseis.xmp.net/?GradedGoProblemsForBeginners http://senseis.xmp.net/?GradedGoProblemsForBeginners [5] http://gobooks.com http://gobooks.com