Go opening in one month

Author: Qiu Xin
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Publish Date: 1998-12-01
Features: This book introduces the opening principles of Go. Targeting the needs of beginners learning openings, it focuses on explaining basic principles and opening techniques, such as the properties of corners, the characteristics of the third and fourth lines, the relationship between large and urgent plays, the role of influence in the opening, the direction of moves in the opening, and techniques like stretching (sente) and attacking (wari). Due to the complexity and variability of openings, which involve many aspects, 30 days is insufficient to cover everything. However, once beginners master these opening principles and techniques, they will be able to handle the rapidly changing situations in openings.