| Life and Death Contributor(s): Davies, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 4906574130 ISBN-13: 9784906574131 Publisher: Kiseido Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Board Games |
| Dewey: 794 |
| Series: Elementary Go (Kiseido) |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 4.98" W x 7.1" (0.35 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The approach to life-and-death problems used in this book is to emphasize the status of standard groups. Most life-and-death problems in books are presented in the following manner: Black to play and kill; or White to play and live; or Black to play and live in ko; etc. This format has the advantage that even without looking at the answer, you usually know when you have solved the problem. Unfortunately, during a game there is no one standing at your elbow to tell you that this group can be killed or that one can be saved in ko, etc. In actual play you have to work out the status of each group that comes into question. I believe that this way of presenting problems will help many players to win games.
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Contributor Bio(s): Davies, James: - James Davies was born in 1945 in Philadelphia. He studied mathematics at Oberlin College and the University of Washington, but in 1970 the game of go drew him to Japan, where he has lived since. An amateur (5-dan) player but a semi-professional writer, he has turned out numerous books and countless magazine articles on go. |