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The Second Book Of Go takes the reader who has learned the rules and rudiments of strategy and introduces him or her to the fundamental ideas required to get to the 12 kyu level.
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Bozulich I am sure is an exelent player but he lacks the confidence and posibly the knowlage to lay down hard and fast go principles. He explains Josekis but in a way that leaves you wanting a deeper more heartfelt examination of the positions. A good book to start with, but not one that will take you very far by its self.
Amazon Rating: 3 / 5
The rules of Go can be explained in less than 10 minutes. This book takes you to the next step after to rules to the basic mechanics, concepts, and features of the game; how Go “works”.
Amazon Rating: 5 / 5
The Second Book of Go (Beginner and Elementary Go Books) by Richard Bozulich bridges the gap between books for rank beginners and those for more experienced players. It does a good job in filling this need.
Amazon Rating: 4 / 5
This book provides a comprehensive survey of the basic concepts of go for the advanced beginner: openings, handicap strategy, josekis, attacking, tesuji, life and death, capturing races, good shape, endgame, and ko fighting. The book covered these topics in greatly varying lengths. It treats capturing races in two chapters–probably exhausting the subject–while ko fighting only gets five pages. I had trouble following some of the examples; I think the author expected more expertise from the reader and therefore left much unsaid. I enjoyed that many of the chapters suggest books for further study, a welcome guide to the bewildering number of available go books.
Despite its title, I found it an excellent third book, and it definitely required more than a simple knowledge of the rules, despite its subtitle. I’ll be digesting the contents of this book for quite a while.
Amazon Rating: 4 / 5
I almost never give a book 5 stars, and probably wouldn’t have here if it weren’t for the fact that the book is practically the only of its kind in my experience. I would estimate it is best for the 14-20 kyu (American), but one can stretch that by 4 in either direction.
I would say this books greatest strengths are its breadth and its focus on principles and explanation.
Amazon Rating: 5 / 5