Library

I own a number of books which I am happy to lend to anyone who is interested. I may require a deposit on my favourites.

Beginner books

  • Go! More than a game, Peter Shotwell
  • The fundamental principles of Go, Yilun Yang 7 Dan
  • Lessons in the fundamentals of Go, Kageyama (currently missing)

Opening

  • Opening Theory made easy, Otake Hideo 9 Dan
  • The direction of play, Takeo Kajiwara 9 Dan
  • The Chinese Opening, Masao Kato 9 Dan
  • Modern Joseki and Fuseki I, Sakata Eio
  • Modern Joseki and Fuseki II, Sakata Eio
  • The 3-3 Point, Cho Chikun
  • Reducing Territorial Frameworks, Shuko Fujisawa
  • 38 Basic Josekis, Kiyoshi Kosugi 8 Dan and James Davies
  • The great Joseki Debates, Kunihisa Honda 8 Dan
  • Graded Go Problems for Dan Players volume 7, 256 Opening and Middle Game Problems, 1 Dan to 7 Dan

Middle game

  • Attack and Defense, Akira Ishida 8 Dan and James Davies
  • Attacking and defending weak groups, Richard Bozulich
  • Positional Judgment, Cho Chikun 9 Dan
  • All about Thickness, Ishida Yoshio 9 Dan
  • Kato’s Attack and Kill, Kato Masao 9 Dan
  • Mastering the Basics Vol 3 Making Good Shape, Rob van Zeijst, Richard Bozulich

Endgame

  • Rational Endgame, Antti Törmänen 1 Dan
  • Get Strong at the Endgame, Richard Bozulich
  • 200 Endgame Problems, Shirae Haruhiko 7 Dan

Game commentary

  • 9-Dan Showdown, John Fairbairn
  • Kamakura, John Fairbairn

Technique

  • Get Strong at Tesuji, Richard Bozulich (x2)
  • Gokyou Shuumyou, Hayshi Genbi and Antti Törmänen
  • Life and Death, James Davies
  • You won’t get dumber while thinking 4-5 kyu, Mateusz Surma 2 Dan

Other

  • Mathematical Go Endgames, Elwyn Berlekamp and David WOlfe
  • Deep Learning and the Game of Go, Max Pumperla and Kevin Ferguson
  • European Go Journal Oct’22 – Oct’23