Teach you how to play Go. Beginner's Guide. Volume 2

Author: Wang Yuan, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: Players are categorized as professional or amateur. If one does not reach the level of a professional beginner, they cannot be considered a professional player. Amateur players who do not meet the standard of an amateur beginner are still referred to as amateur players. The level of an amateur player is measured by ranks and grades. High-level players are ranked, while low-level players are graded. This book, when rating Go enthusiasts according to different skill levels, assumes a ten-grade system. It primarily covers basic knowledge of opening strategies, large plays, side placements, attacking on the sides, expansion, defense, practical applications of various moves, cutting and connecting, emerging from the board and establishing roots locally, life-and-death exercises, star-pressure Joseki, star-reach Joseki, star-small-fly Joseki, star-single-cut Joseki, star-large-fly Joseki, star-one-space-invading Joseki, other star Joseki, and endgame techniques for capturing stones, as well as exercises for improving Tesuji.