World Go Life and Death Classic Masterpiece: A New Interpretation of "Go no Hikari Ron"

Author: Cheng Xiaoliu et al
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The Art of Developing in Go, is universally recognized as the highest classic work in the field of Go's life and death. It was written in the year 1713, and the original author was the renowned Japanese Go player Sohgen Dōkyū (the fourth generation of Inoue Isosho, Meijin). The Art of Developing was meticulously crafted by Sohgen Dōkyū, who was the highest leader in the Go world at that time and the fourth-generation head of the "Inoue family," as an advanced textbook to train the successor of the "Inoue family." After the book was completed, to prevent other schools from "stealing" this "martial arts secret manual," the "Inoue family" implemented a strict confidentiality system: not only was the original manuscript kept as a treasured heirloom, but even the content of the book was inaccessible to ordinary disciples within the family. Only a few outstanding and loyal potential successors were allowed to practice the problems in the book under the personal instruction of the family head, step by step. This family monopoly continued until modern times.