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The Heart of Go Discovery 2: Catching Scent of Victory
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January 28, 2016
This is a book written by a professional Japanese go player, about the game of go, for serious amateur players.
Rissei analyzes twenty of his own tournament games, discussing his perceptions of mistakes and opportunities from the perspective of both sides of the board. He presents a board position, points out the last move, and asks what a good move would be now. Before answering he shows how the board got to that state by discussing the previous moves in the game record.
He provides examples demonstrating why the moves deemed mistakes were, in fact, mistakes.
Rissei's discussions are even-headed, befitting a player at his level. The games herein are all from Japanese tournaments from the 1990s.
The further I got into this book the more I enjoyed it. The title refers to a feeling he gets about a move, to the effect of "there's something fishy about that move". When one has that feeling about a move, it's a good time to take a closer look for opportunities. I liked seeing how the author thinks about his games.
At the very end, the last game throws amateurs a bone by presenting a mistake made by his opponent, the Meijin. Rissei continues to give him the utmost respect, while demonstrating that even mighty Meijins can make mistakes. Professional go players are, after all, still human.
Finally, kudos to the translator Robert Terry.
Rissei analyzes twenty of his own tournament games, discussing his perceptions of mistakes and opportunities from the perspective of both sides of the board. He presents a board position, points out the last move, and asks what a good move would be now. Before answering he shows how the board got to that state by discussing the previous moves in the game record.
He provides examples demonstrating why the moves deemed mistakes were, in fact, mistakes.
Rissei's discussions are even-headed, befitting a player at his level. The games herein are all from Japanese tournaments from the 1990s.
The further I got into this book the more I enjoyed it. The title refers to a feeling he gets about a move, to the effect of "there's something fishy about that move". When one has that feeling about a move, it's a good time to take a closer look for opportunities. I liked seeing how the author thinks about his games.
At the very end, the last game throws amateurs a bone by presenting a mistake made by his opponent, the Meijin. Rissei continues to give him the utmost respect, while demonstrating that even mighty Meijins can make mistakes. Professional go players are, after all, still human.
Finally, kudos to the translator Robert Terry.
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