Learn Go Book

Learn Go teaches Go with a focus on territory :

A4 (29cm x 21cm) format book with 128 pages of text and board diagrams.

Chapter 1 What is Go? Chapter 6 Sample 19 by 19 game
Chapter 2 How to play Go Chapter 7 Common beginner mistakes
Chapter 3 Where to play Go Chapter 8 Go problems
Chapter 4 Sample 9 by 9 game Chapter 9 Reference
Chapter 5 Basic techniques Chapter 10 Glossary

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How to play extended information : Page 13 and Page 17

 
Games of Go Book

Games of Go provides 12 fully commented games of Go :

A4 (29cm x 21cm) format book with 224 pages of text and board diagrams in a
3 column format. Well over 3,000 diagrams.

Chapter 1 20 kyu vs 18 kyu Chapter 7 6 kyu vs 5 kyu
Chapter 2 18 kyu vs 18 kyu Chapter 8 4 kyu vs 3 kyu
Chapter 3 15 kyu vs 15 kyu Chapter 9 5 kyu vs 2 kyu
Chapter 4 13 kyu vs 12 kyu Chapter 10 9 kyu vs 3 dan
Chapter 5 10 kyu vs 10 kyu Chapter 11 1 dan vs 1 dan
Chapter 6 8 kyu vs 8 kyu Chapter 12 7 dan vs 8 dan

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As of publication in Spring 2009, these books are different from all other Go books :

  • Learn Go teaches territory first - existing beginner books cover stone capture first, making beginners believe that capture is the essence of Go
  • They give only one move per diagram - no more mental gymnastics removing and replaying numbered sequences of moves
  • They explain every single move - traditional game reviews skim over the majority of moves, making gross assumptions

 One move at a time