New Publications



The Road Map to Shodan by Rob van Zeijst and Richard Bozulich



The Road Map to Shodan is a new series of go books whose aim is to provide the novice player with the strategic principles and tactical skills to rise to the level of an expert player (shodan or 1-dan).



Strategic knowledge and tactical skills are of equal importance in go. Since brute-force analysis (or reading) is next to impossible in the opening, strategic principles are emphasized. The fastest way to improve one's opening skills is to learn how to build thick positions, then to turn the influence of these positions into territory. This may seem paradoxical to the beginner, as go is a territorial game, but go is also a strategic game and influence is an overriding concern.



Reading and analytic skills are developed in the life-and-death (K84) and endgame (K15 and K57) books, while one can develop their intuitive powers through the study of tesuji (K85). Click the code number for a more detailed description of each book.



K82: Handicap-Go Strategy and the Sanrensei Opening US$21; 17.50; ¥2,100 K83: The Basic Principles of the Opening and Middle Game US$21; 17.50; ¥2,100 K84: The Basics of Life and Death US$24; 19.50; ¥2,400 K85: A Survey of the Basic Tesujis US$24; 19.50; ¥2,400 All the above books are now available.

Other volumes in this series are in preparation.



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The 2014 Ten-Game Match

between Lee Sedol and Gu Li by Rob van Zeijst and Michael Redmond 9-dan (Part Two)



K92: Part One: Games One to Five US$25; 20.00; ¥2,500 K93: Part Two: Games Six to Eight US$25; 20.00; ¥2,500







List of Kiseido Books Currently in Print



Learning the rules



K50: Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game US$15; 14.00; ¥1,500 by Cho Chikun



After learning the rules



Graded Go Problems for Beginners by Kano Yoshinori 9-dan

K46: Graded Go Problems for Beginners, Vol. 1 US$22; 19.50; ¥2,200 K47: Graded Go Problems for Beginners, Vol. 2 US$22; 19.50; ¥2,200 K48: Graded Go Problems for Beginners, Vol. 3 US$22; 19.50; ¥2,200 K49: Graded Go Problems for Beginners, Vol. 4 US$22; 19.50; ¥2,200



K36: Opening Theory Made Easy US$18; 16.50; ¥1,800 K02: Basic Techniques of Go US$18; 16.50; ¥1,800 K28: Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go US$18; 16.50; ¥1,800





The Elementary Go Series

For those who want to become dan-level players, the Elementary Go Series is must reading. In these seven volumes every aspect of the game is covered. Considered by many to be a masterpiece of go writing.



K10: Volume One: In the Beginning US$18; 16.50; ¥1,800 K11: Volume Two: 38 Basic Josekis US$18; 16.50; ¥1,800 K12: Volume Three: Tesuji US$18; 16.50; ¥1,800 K13: Volume Four: Life and Death US$18; 16.50; ¥1,800 K14: Volume Five: Attack and Defense US$18; 16.50; ¥1,800 K15: Volume Six: The Endgame US$18; 16.50; ¥1,800 K16: Volume Seven: Handicap Go US$18; 16.50; ¥1,800





Graded Go Problems for Dan Players

This new series of books is a translation of a popular Nihon Ki-in collection for aspiring dan players. It is designed to provide low-kyu and low-dan players with the essential grounding in the basics of life-and-death, tesuji, the opening, joseki, and the middle game needed to develop deep and accurate reading and the intuition to compete as dan players. The level of the problems starts at around 5-kyu and, through the whole series, works up to 7-dan.



Volume Six: 300 Joseki Problems, 3-dan to 7-dan will be published on July 15, 2016.



K61: Volume One: 300 Life-and-Death Problems

5-kyu to 3-dan US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K62: Volume Two: 300 Tesuji Problems

5-kyu to 3-dan US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K63: Volume Three: 300 Joseki Problems

1-dan to 3-dan US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K64: Volume Four: 300 Life-and-Death Problems

4-dan to 7-dan US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K65: Volume Five: 300 Tesuji Problems

4-dan to 7-dan US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K66: Volume Six: 300 Joseki Problems

3-dan to 7-dan US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K67: Volume Seven: 256 Opening and Middle Game Problems

1-dan to 7-dan US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700





Mastering the Basics Series

Along with playing games, practice is essential for mastering go technique, namely, practice in analyzing positions and reading out all their variations. However, the practice players get from their games is limited, whereas problem books can give the amateur go player a vast variety of positions that might occur in their games. Practice also keeps the mind sharp and in top form. This is the reason professionals are always solving problems.

Practice must also include repetition if it is to be effective. If you have to find the same kind of tesuji in similar patterns over and over again, spotting that tesuji in a game will become second nature.

It is the purpose of this series to provide a vast number and a large variety of problems -- in every phase of go, from the opening to the endgame -- for amateur players to practice their go technique. To accommodate so many problems, the explanations are minimal and limited to either illustrating a fundamental principle or a tesuji.

The problems are not hard; they range from very easy to moderately difficult. A dan player should be able to solve them within a minute, sometimes on sight, but it may take a bit longer for kyu-level players. But even if you are a dan player, solving these problem will keep your go sharp and give you the competive edge needed to win your games.



K71: Volume One: 501 Opening Problems US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K72: Volume Two: 1001 Life-and-Death Problems US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K73: Volume Three: Making Good Shape US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K74: Volume Four: 501 Tesuji Problems US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K75: Volume Five: The Basics of Go Strategy US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K76: Volume Six: All About Ko US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K77: Volume Seven: Attacking and Defending Moyos US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700 K78: Volume Eight: Fight Like a Pro -- The Secrets of Kiai US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700

K79: Volume Nine: An Encyclopedia of Go Principles US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700

K80: Volume Ten: Close Encounters with the Middle Game US$27; 25.00; ¥2,700









Problem books to make you an expert player The Get Strong at Go Series Written, compiled, and edited by Richard Bozulich



These problem books cover every phase of the game from the opening to the endgame. Each contains more than 170 problems ranging in difficulty from elementary to advanced, so they can be used by players from 25-kyu to dan level. By studying go in this problem format, you will not only learn the basic principles as to why moves are made, but you will also train yourself in thinking through and analyzing the positions that arise in your games. Diligent study of this series will lay the foundation for becoming a strong player.



K51: Get Strong at the Opening US$21; 19.50; ¥2,100 K52: Get Strong at Joseki, Volume 1 US$21; 19.50; ¥2,100 K53: Get Strong at Joseki, Volume 2 US$21; 19.50; ¥2,100 K54: Get Strong at Joseki, Volume 3 US$21; 19.50; ¥2,100 K55: Get Strong at Invading US$21; 19.50; ¥2,100 K56: Get Strong at Tesuji US$21; 19.50; ¥2,100 K57: Get Strong at the Endgame US$21; 19.50; ¥2,100 K58: Get Strong at Life and Death US$21; 19.50; ¥2,100 K59: Get Strong at Handicap Go US$21; 19.50; ¥2,100 K60: Get Strong at Attacking US$21; 19.50; ¥2,100





Refining your go technique



K69: Cosmic Go:

A Guide to Four-Stone Handicap Games US$18; 14.00; ¥1,800 by Yang Huiren and Sangit Chatterjee K26: The Direction of Play US$18; 16.50 ¥1,800 by Kajiwara Takeo K29: Reducing Territorial Frameworks US$18; 16.50 ¥1,800 by Fujisawa Shuko K33: The Chinese Opening US$18; 15.00 ¥1,800 by Kato Masao 9-dan K45: Positional Judgment US$18; 16.50 ¥1,800 by Cho Chikun



Joseki and Fuseki Dictionaries



K41: 21st Century Dictionary of Basic Joseki, Volume 1 US$60; 50.00; ¥6,000 K42: 21st Century Dictionary of Basic Joseki, Volume 2 US$60; 50.00; ¥6,000 by Takao Shinji 9-dan





K81: A Dictionary of Modern Fuseki: The Korean Style US$43; 39.00 ¥4,300





Game Collections



K01: Invincible: The Games of Shusaku (soft cover) US$65; 50.00; ¥6,500 K91: Modern Master Games, Volume One US$35; 30.00; ¥3,500 by Rob van Zeijst and Richard Bozulich,

with historical notes by John Power

K07: The 1971 Honinbo Tournament US$21; 16.00; ¥2,100 by Iwamoto Kaoru 9-dan K70: The World of Chinese Go US$18; 14.00; ¥1,800 by Guo Juan PP01: Tournament Go 1992 US$30; 27.00; ¥3,000 A yearbook of Japanese professional go

translated and compiled by John Power



Everything you want to know about go



K40: The Go Player's Almanac 2001 US$30; 23; ¥3,000 edited by Richard Bozulich



Go World back issues



Go World was a quarterly magazine covering the international go scene,

with 129 issues published from November 1977 to February 2013.

Each issue contained comprehensive news coverage of all major go events

in the world, in depth commentaries of games from international

and national tournaments, and instructional articles.

All back issues from #72 and some earlier ones are currently available.



GWA: Go World #72-#129 US$8.00 each; ¥800 each.

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