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Direction of Play (The) Ref: 1-K26 Intermediate level - Explanatory. This lays down the basic principles of the author's opening theory. Kajiwara is a great modern fuseki tactician. (250 pages; 180 grams; 11 x 17.5 cms) Price: £16.00 Quantity:

Dramatic Moments on the Board Ref: 1-Y10 Intermediate level - Games Analysis. Yoshiteri, a born raconteur, relates fascinating, behind-the-scenes stories of unique and unusual occurrences in the pro Go world, as well as the blunders and misreadings, that sometimes arise at even the highest levels. Amateurs will be amused at the mistakes, and perhaps reassured that even the greatest names in Go history sometimes made the same silly blunders they do. (220 pages; 220 grams; 11 x 18 cms) Price: £15.00 Quantity:

Best Play - In-Depth Game Analyses Ref: 1-SL27 Intermediate level - Games Anaysis. Feng Yun thoroughly examines two amateur games which provide an excellent vehicle for her teaching method. You will be shown how a strong pro thinks about the game and start you on thinking that way yourself. (53 pages; 95 grams; 15 x 22 cms) Price: £8.00 Quantity:

Liping Huang's Problem Series; Vol 1 Ref: 1-SL41 Intermediate level - Problems. Problems to help amateurs understand and master key points in resolving various life &; death situations. Basic life &; death as well as tesuji problems of the sort often encountered in games are presented, in beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Study these and your attacking and capturing skills in actual games will improve. (40 pages; 90 grams; 15 x 22 cms) Price: £7.00 Quantity:

The Style of Lee Chango Ref: 1-SL56 This is the first in the Master Play series of books about the specific playing styles of some of the most famous Go professionals. Yuan Zhou aims to provide a real understanding and appreciation of Lee Changho's individual play, presenting two games with very detailed analysis, together with comments and responses to questions from Zhou. (71 pages; 146g: 15x22.5cm) Price: £15.00 Quantity:

The Style of Go Seigen Ref: 1-SL58 This is the second in the Master Play series of books about the specific playing styles of some of the most famous Go professionals. Yuan Zhou aims to provide a real understanding and appreciation of Go Seigen's individual play, presenting two games with very detailed analysis, and highlighting what is distinctive about his play, together with comments and responses to questions from Zhou. (83 pages; 164g; 15x22.5cm) Price: £15.00 Quantity:

The Style of Takemiya Ref: 1-SL61 This is the third in the Master Play series of books about the specific playing styles of some of the most famous Go professionals. Yuan Zhou aims to provide a real understanding and appreciation of Takemiya Masaki's individual play, presenting two games with very detailed analysis, and highlighting what is distinctive about his play, together with comments and responses to questions from Zhou. (72 pages; 146g: 15x22.5cm) Price: £15.00 Quantity:

The Fighting Styles of Kato Masao & Seo Bong Soo Ref: 1-SL64 This is the fourth in the Master Play series of books about the specific playing styles of some of the most famous Go professionals. Yuan Zhou aims to provide a real understanding and appreciation of Kato Masao & Seo Bong Soo's styles of play, presenting four games with very detailed analysis, and highlighting what is distinctive about their play, together with comments and responses to questions from Zhou. (113 pages; 218g: 15x22.5cm) Price: £18.00 Quantity:

The Road to One Dan vol 1 20-17 kyu Ref: 1-OR21 The first volume of what is planned to be a total of ten volumes to cover from 20 kyu to 1 dan, a general course for convenient, easy advance of skills. The author is Jaewook Baek 7d, translated by Les Waller. This book's chapters are: Basic Openings, Nine Stone Handicap match, Basic Life and Death Problems and The Endgame. (316g; 191 pages; 15x22cm) Price: £20.00 Quantity:

Korean Style of Baduk 1 Ref: 1-OR22 Sung-Rae Kim & Chang-Ho Lee's explanations based on the study of professional players in Korea are aimed at helping those who want to study Baduk seriously. Written in both English and Korean,this volume focusses on Avalanche Jungseok and Mini-Chinese opening. (279 pages; 412g; 15x22.5cm) Price: £32.00 Quantity:

Think Like A Pro, Pae Ref: 1-OR27 According to Youngsun Yoon, Pae is the beauty of Baduk, the object of fear in the game, but without it there would be no fun! Chapters explore examples of pae, different levels of life and death problems that come from pae, pae & jeongseok, pae & endgame, pae & actual games, and they explain in detail how to handle a pae from the moment it appears in an actual game. (187 pages; 312g; 15x22cm) Price: £28.00 Quantity:

Inspiration of Pro Ref: 1-OR30 Written by Sun-rae Kim (professional 4dan) for the highest level players, giving scenes to study effective sequences from pro Baduk players' records. This book aims to encourage critical study and understanding at a high level of difficulty. Chapters cover Life and Death & Capturing race; Pattern & formation; Good placement and Brilliant moves; Haengma; Attack; Breaking through, Reading, Urgent places and Good moves; Thickness and style; Positional judgement and Endgame. Written in both English and Korean. (199 pages; 426g; 19x26cm) Price: £28.00 Quantity:

The Go Companion: Go in History and Culture Ref: 1-SL63 John Fairbairn & T. Mark Hall's 2008 collection of articles, stemming mainly from novelties and curiosities reflecting their own personal interests from go travels in Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan, as well as from working on the New In Go website of the Games of Go on Disk (GoGoD). (297 pages; 514g; 15x22.5cm) Price: £32.00 Quantity:

Kamakura Ref: 1-SL65 John Fairbairn's detailed account of the Kamakura go match in 1939 to 1942 between Kitani Minoru and Go Seigen, at a tense time when Japan & China were at war. These two champions, although meeting as friends, were seen by many fans as representing Japan versus China, which is why the unusual venue of the ancient capital, Kamakura was chosen, south-west of Tokyo. Fairbairn begins with biographies of the two players, then the match is presented in its entirety with thorough commentaries. A book intended to be read and re-read. (205 pages; 636g; 21.5x28cm) Price: £34.00 Quantity:

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