Learn To Play Go, Vol. II: The Way of the Moving Horse, Janice Kim

Field-tested theory for the modern practioner of the ancient art of Go

New format – even easier on the eyes
Self-test chapter to check your progress
Second in a series that takes you step-by-step all the way to the master levels
Requires only a basic knowledge of the rules for comprehension
Invaluable for the experienced player stuck in the kyu levels
Special Go on the internet section included

Comments & Reviews

A great book for beginners (25-20k) looking for an overview of importa - Written by ramatheson

This book was read by me when I was about 25 Kyu, after having read The Book of Go by William S. Cobb. This book was great, and that was 2 years ago. My girlfriend and I are currently reading it (me for the second time, and her for the first). We both love the "openness" to the pages; there is plenty of breathing room. While each subject is covered in an obviously cursory way, the insight is fantastic to get a quick overview of the basics that will take us to 20 Kyu and beyond. I am currently about 20 Kyu, and she is about 25 Kyu. The writing is friendly, and we both enjoy working through this book together. While it doesn’t delve quite far enough into the subjects, we realized that that is impossible for one book due to the broad nature of the subjects being covered. This is a great first book for the 20-25 Kyu player I would say.

Good follow up great begginer book. - Written by MattKyu

I learned alot from this book a very good adition to the learn to play go books.

Adequate, but somewhat thin feeling. - Written by LP Jent

I disliked the fact that they removed the end of chapter problems, and made a self test chapter at the end. I think this lowered the usefulness of the chapters.

On the other hand, it does test how well you absorb the material.

I do like the material presented in the book. As a fairly new beginner, this book was very helpful, and the joseki in the back are interesting to look at, to try to analyze.

Granted, I am a beginner, but I feel like the book was quite good for a low kyu player who has no idea what a ‘knights move’ is, or a ‘bamboo joint’. After all, I had seen these things, heard them mentioned, and never known what precisely they were.

Quite a good study reference for beginners. Not useful for upper kyu students at all, however, and fairly introductory. Not a stand alone volume by any stretch of the imagination.

Excellent beginner book - Written by Codexus

When I started go I ordered the "Learn to play go" series on amazon. By the time they arrived, I had already outgrown the first volume by reading basic tutorials on the internet. But volume 2 continued with exactly what I needed to learn.

This book is like an overview of what a go game is all about. It covers everything, opening, middle game, end game, life & death, semeai, invasions, reductions, ...

This book basically made me a 20k by just reading it and helped me avoid entirely the awkward "I have no idea how to play on 19×19" phase that I’ve seen some beginners struggle with.

A disappointing sequel - Written by ChiyoDad

After having enjoyed Volume 1 of this series, I acquired Volume 2. After reading it, I was underwhelmed and disappointed.

This book has fewer exercises with which to test oneself. I also got the impression that the authors were trying to cover too much ground with as little text as possible. It made for a fair introduction to Enclosures, Approaches, Extensions, Haengma, Invasions, Attack & Defense, Capturing Races, Ko, L&D and the Endgame; but it was all just that – an introduction. These, unfortunately, are subjects that are not so easily summarized.

Assuming that you got all of the rudiments from the easy-to-absorb first volume of this series, you would be better served by moving-on to Basic Techniques of Go, The Second Book of Go, or even Opening Theory Made Easy.

ChiyoDad’s Interpretation of the Rating Scale 5 = Core library item 4 = Good study supplement 3 = Fair study supplement 2 = Interesting 1 = Buy it if you just collect Go books

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