Wusong Sheng Go Class. Beginner's Edition

Author: Wu Songsheng
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: Wu Songsheng's book teaches beginners how to play Go. Wu Songsheng is already well-known, but he truly engaged with Go in recent years. To popularize Go, he took the initiative to establish Wu Songsheng Go Education at Beijing Normal University. He personally taught his classmates to understand and learn Go. Most of the students who attended the classes had little knowledge of Go, and some were even complete novices. But once they started playing Go, they quickly became fascinated. Wu Songsheng's teaching materials not only teach you the basic techniques but also infuse inspiration and philosophy. Although students only had one formal class per week, by the end of the semester, everyone felt they had benefited greatly. Many of their exam papers and reflections can serve as excellent examples. This book consists of eighteen lessons, introducing the preliminary knowledge of Go, mainly including: opening strategies for black in the nine-stone game, basic joseki, opening strategies for black in the seven-stone game, and insights from special board patterns, etc. The content of this book includes: opening strategies for black in the nine-stone game, basic joseki, and basic life-and-death problems, etc.