New Used Books!
A member of GoDiscussions.com sold some of his duplicate books, and he sold me three out of print books I’ve been looking for. This is going to be an amazing boost to my game!
“Kato’s Attack & Kill” focuses on attacking moves, how to attack, when to attack, and how to stage an attack (how to when to attack?). This is one of the best middle game books out there and I believe it’s only out of print because it’s Ishi Press (older Go Bookseller that went under in the 90s). Best of all, the final chapter contains kyu level commentaries of 8 of “Killer Kato’s” games!
“The Breakthrough to Shodan” is another high level book printed by Ishi Press a number of years ago. I’m expecting as good or better from this book as from Kato’s! Breakthrough has 8 chapters, each with around 10 “strides” to shodan. It’s the book on strong fundamentals. The strides translate well into proverbs, but have some significance in real play. Although it’s based on handicap games (4 stones and stronger), handicap really doesn’t come into it too much.
“Beyond Forcing Moves,” another Ishi Press book, focuses on which forcing moves to play and which to hold in reserve, as well as defending against your opponent forcing against your own weaknesses. This book is the most specific of the three, but deals with sente (initiative) - one of the most important concepts in Go.