The Go Player's Guide to Tsumego

Tsukamoto Keiichi

A Go Player's Guide to Tsumego – Your journey into the fascinating world of Go begins here!

Tsumego is the key to unlocking the hidden secrets of the game of Go. These localised life-and-death problems, which also involve escape and capture, are not only a way to improve your technique, but also a gateway to an infinite variety of variations as boundless as our own galaxy.

In this unique guide, originally published as a series of articles in the ‘Tsumego World’ magazine, you will find a carefully curated selection of Tsumego techniques designed to boost your reading skills and strategic thinking.

Tsukamoto Keiichi is an amateur Go player who is recognised in Japan as a classical composer of tsumego. He has published several fine books on tsumego in Japan and contributed numerous articles to the 'Tsumego World' magazine.

ISBN 978-3-98794-023-1, 66 pages