Based on 16 ratings. Author: Yilun Yang ISBN: 1932001212 |
The Fundamental Principles of Go, Yilun YangYilun Yang is justly famous among his many devoted students for his remarkable guidelines about how to play go. These basic principles cover virtually every situation and enable a player to find the best play with a minimum of reading. Now, for the first time, he has consented to allow the publication of a book containing a broad selection of these principles, focusing especially on the opening and the early middle game. This is the soft cover edition, the book is also available in hardcover. Comments & ReviewsGreat Book For "this 5k" ***** - Written by mspan
This is my favorite go book. I attened a couple of Yang workshops in the past. I was blown away by his unique teaching style each time. I also took some private lessons from him awhile ago as well. What I like most about this book, and his teaching style in general, is that it resulted in me experiencing a deeper enjoyment of the game. Excellent - Written by Imagist
 This is an excellent book. The first few chapters are maybe 6-9k, and the later few are around 3-5k. The material can be a little dense sometimes, but there’s a lot of information and if you read it carefully you will get stronger. excellent for Kyu players - Written by funkyj
Yang is a very good teacher and this book does an excellent job of explaining the fundamentals of opening theory. Learn how to think instead of imitate - Written by gowan
A lot of players learn shapes and patterns from professional games or books but don’t know what to do if the game doesn’t fit a familiar pattern. This book teaches how to think about go so you can deal with unfamiliar situations confidently. Added 12/13/06: I think this book could be valuable even for dan players. I’ve seen many dan-level games on KGS in which players made mistakes that they wouldn’t have made if they knew what’s in this book. Good if you like Yang-style teaching - Written by Shaydwyrm
 Mr. Yang has a somewhat unique approach to teaching go to westerners, and the essence of that approach is contained in this book. I came upon this book rather late (1k AGA), and as a result I didn’t learn too much new material from it. While having a new perspective on material I had already learned was refreshing, it was not essential, and I don’t think it helped me to improve much. However, Mr. Yang’s approach is very intuitive and appealing, and weaker players may benefit considerably from checking it out. Similar to "The Fundamental Principles of Go"Handicap Go: Elementary Go Series, Vol.7 |
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