New Go Proverbs Illustrated, Milton N. Bradley

New Proverbs book from Yutopian (Released April 2006).

This book provides a logical continuation of Kensaku Segoe’s 1960 classic “Go Proverbs Illustrated”, David Mitchell’s 1980 “Go Proverbs”, and the Nihon Ki-in’s “Handbook Of Proverbs”, translated from the original Japanese and edited by Max Golem in 1998. Segoe set the standard with his ground breaking exposition of 42 proverbs covering a diverse range of basic Tesuji for making shape, connecting, eyemaking/killing, attack/defense/, etc. Mitchell’s 24 proverbs added more Tesuji plus a few important strategic ideas, and the Nihon Ki-In’s compendium of 151 proverbs largely completed the catalog of essential Tesuji.

Given the scope and number of proverbs included in these excellent earlier efforts it would seem that there couldn’t be much room for further exploration of this genre, but on close examination that rather surprisingly proved not to be so. This book contains 25 proverbs, 13 of which are not only completely new but are also primarily focused on key strategic concepts that experience has shown to be especially vital to the Kyu player’s understanding and advancement. As a result, it’s my belief that mere exposure to these key ideas will enable readers at almost every Kyu level to achieve the fastest possible increase in playing strength.

Except for standard Joseki sequences and a few examples in which professionals participated, all of the illustrative material in this book was taken from games contested by strong amateur Dan Go players.

Comments & Reviews

Will patch "holes" for mid/low kyu - Written by bearzbear

Thought that this book – as the above intro suggests – is of greatest value to the mid/low kyu player. The book is concise, and the examples and principles shown will patch holes in the typical ~mid kyu AGA and down players game.

You could pick up all of these "Proverbs" by reading other books, and via other study avenues, but they’re not usually presented under one roof, nor in such an explicit way. Typically the kyu player is unsure why and what to play. This book gives a clear explanation and example(s) for 25 different basic "Proverbs" that all will come up regularly in daily play.

Personally, I have seen and played many kyu, especially mid kyu players whose otherwise good game is/was handicapped by not having a clear or complete understanding of what is presented in this compact book.

Note – I did receive a complementary copy of the book, but I have no business relationship with either the publisher or the author. Basically, I say what I think anyhow.

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