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Akira Ishida (1) (1949–)

Author of Attack and Defense

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1 Work 160 Members 2 Reviews

Works by Akira Ishida

Attack and Defense (1980) 160 copies, 2 reviews

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Other names
ISHIDA, Akira
Birthdate
1949-05-23
Gender
male
Occupations
professional go player
Nationality
Japan
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Associated Place (for map)
Tokyo, Japan

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2 reviews
"Attack and Defense" covers the middle game, where the potential territory that was sketched out in the opening starts to solidify. This book is about the struggle to hang onto what you have, while grabbing what your opponent has claimed.The first four chapters are worth the price of the book for a beginning player.Chapter 1 introduces the concept of territory versus power. A player who has never heard of this is going to be blown away. It's something that new players can understand, but show more it's unlikely that many players would ever come up with this on their own. This chapter clearly explains the concept and sets the foundation for the rest of the book.The next three chapters cover the basics of attack and defense strategy and tactics, with a lot of explanation and some problems thrown in to see if you've been paying attention.After that, it gets dense in a hurry. That's not a knock against the book, it's just that the difficultly level ramps up at the midpoint. There's a skill gap that needs to be crossed before the end of this book will make much sense.At 9 kyu, I'm just now starting to understand the concepts in the back half, like large framework reduction and invasion. I find myself referring to this book often, reading and rereading 1 chapter at a time. show less
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 5 gaat over aanval en verdediging of beter gezegd het middenspel. De aanval is de beste verdediging, er gaat dan ook maar 1 hoofdstuk over verdediging en de andere 9 over de aanval of aanverwante zaken. Het boekje gaat niet alleen over de aanvalszetten zelf maar show more ook over wanneer en waar je moet aanvallen.
Ondanks dat je de Elementary Go Series niet in een bepaalde volgorde hoeft te lezen is het niet aan te raden om met dit boekje te beginnen. Deel 3 (Tesuji) van deze serie geeft een goede basis om meer uit dit boekje te halen.
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