Life and Death (Beginner and Elementary Go Books) (original 1975; edition 1996)

by James Davies

Series: Elementary Go Series (Book 4)

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The approach to life-and-death problems used in this book is to emphasize the status of standard groups. Most life-and-death problems in books are presented in the following manner: Black to play and kill; or White to play and live; or Black to play and live in ko; etc. This format has the advantage that even without looking at the answer, you usually know when you have solved the problem. Unfortunately, during a game there is no one standing at your elbow to tell you that this group can be killed or that one can be saved in ko, etc. In actual play you have to work out the status of each group that comes into question. I believe that this way of presenting problems will help many players to win games.… (more)

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Title:	Life and Death (Beginner and Elementary Go Books)
Authors:	James Davies
Info:	Kiseido Publishing Co (1996), Edition: 2, Paperback, 159 pages
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De Elementary Go Series gaat in een zevental boekjes dieper in op een aantal belangrijke aspecten van Go. Het is niet noodzakelijk om de boekjes in een bepaalde volgorde te lezen omdat ze allemaal een ander onderwerp behandelen.

Deel 4 gaat over Leven en Dood, een van de basisbegrippen van Go. De eerste 10 (van de 36) hoofdstukken gaan over standaardsituaties die de meeste beginners al regelmatig zijn tegengekomen en ze ook achter het bord zouden moeten kunnen oplossen. In de daaropvolgende hoofdstukken komen nog veel meer standaardvormen aan de orde die je regelmatig tegenkomt maar waar je vaak net niet van weet of het nu leeft of toch dood is. Na 1 keer lezen heb je nog niet alle vormen in je hoofd, wat wel nodig is als je echt sterker wil worden. Het is dus een boekje wat je eigenlijk in je boekenkast moet hebben staan om regelmatig terug te pakken.
Het begrijpen van Leef en Dood situaties is niet alleen noodzakelijk om een groepje te redden of juist te vangen, maar kan ook handig zijn om naar een bepaalde vorm toe te werken tijdens het spel.

Goclubdenbosch | Apr 14, 2010 |

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The approach to life-and-death problems used in this book is to emphasize the status of standard groups. Most life-and-death problems in books are presented in the following manner: Black to play and kill; or White to play and live; or Black to play and live in ko; etc. This format has the advantage that even without looking at the answer, you usually know when you have solved the problem. Unfortunately, during a game there is no one standing at your elbow to tell you that this group can be killed or that one can be saved in ko, etc. In actual play you have to work out the status of each group that comes into question. I believe that this way of presenting problems will help many players to win games.

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