Get Strong at Attacking, Get Strong at Go Series, Vol.10, Richard Bozulich

Get Strong at Attacking covers an often neglected phase of go: attacking in the middle game. Accurate analysis, spotting tesujis, and killing or rescuing stones is the backbon of middle game strength, but creating or finding vulnerable stones, then attacking them correctly is an equally important technique and one that many amateurs are deficient in. The 136 problems in this book illustrate:

the importance of securing your stones before attacking;
in which direction to attack, taking into account the strength and weakness of your own stones and thos of your opponent’s;
when it is advantageous to confine your opponent’s stones or when it is better to gouge out their eye space;
how to excecute leaning attacks, that is, attacking stones in one part of the board in order to build strength to capture or threaten stones somewhere else;
splitting attacks, where stones are separated into two groups and both are put under siege;
that the ultimate purpose of attacking is not to kill your opponent’s stones, but to threaten them so as to secure territory or to build influence.

Comments & Reviews

so so - Written by lepore

Not as good as get strong at invading.

I believe strong players have commented that lines of attack shown as “the correct solution” should be taken as a suggested solution – that very strong players may in fact differ in the best way to proceed.

Should greatly benefit stronger players - Written by ilan

Even at 1d, I had absolutely no clue where the correct answer could be for most problems. That must mean that it contains what is a big gap in my understanding. Looking at the solutions has given me a different outlook on the game. From observation of 4d games, they don’t systematically follow the ideas explained in the solutions, e.g., I rarely see such players securing a corner after playing a couple of attacking moves, so this book definitely contains a lot of information helpful to dan players. I wouldn’t recommend it to beginners.

Could be read infinite many times - Written by kiseki

I have read it three times, and consider it excelent. You may have trouble finding the right answers, but at least you get some satisfactio for getting the right areas. Lots of good explanations, and it has definitely improved my game.

A certain Dan player I know called this his "toilet reader". He considers it a good book to read parts of every day.

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