Graded Go Problems for Beginners, Vol. 1: Introductory Problems, 30 Kyu to 25 Kyu

This book is great for somebody who who knows just the rules but is interesting in getting stronger, and equally great from somebody who has played several games and is looking for high quality problems to practice with. The first several dozen problems are very easy, but after prob. 100 they can start to take some real thinking (at least for beginners). The author generally provides both the correct answer and one incorrect answer with a brief explanation of why its wrong. My only complaint is that the answers are in the back of the book rather than on the next page, but don't let that stop you from getting it.

The book really starts you at ground zero and works your way up. If you want to get better at the game it is very helpful!

Enjoyed these puzzles so much, that I bought the other 3 volumes. Combined with playing against the computer, have improved my game significantly. Thought for sure that the author had the wrong solution to #88 (there are 239 puzzles), that I set up the puzzle on my computer version of Go (The Conquest of Go), and had the KataGo AI (level 10) try to come up with the best move: Used the move as the author; I stand corrected. The book isn't flawless, which is why I deducted a star, * - Should have a spiral binding. * - If not color, use light gray shading for the board; not enough contrast between the board & the white stones.

This is the best book you can buy for beginning GO. However, these prices are ridiculous. I bought a copy for $20. Look for it on Asian GO websites. Even if you have to pay a little more in shipping, you'll find it for MUCH MUCH Cheaper. Seriously, New for $190? Quit ripping westerners off!

A frustrating set of life and death problems -- just what I'd hoped for! Builds nicely upon volumes 1 & 2, with problems that seem to increase in difficulty page by page.

I love this book series even though there are plenty of online resources now.

I wanted some help to learn more about Go so I wasn't just buy all of this starter stuff for nothing. It's very fun to try and solve the problems.

He loves it

A travers une progressivité sur 4 niveaux, toutes les questions de capture, atari, ko, shicho, vie et mort, ouverture, capture en retour, connexion, ko, geta, etc, sont abordées sur 239 problèmes. Pour chaque problème la bonne solution et la mauvaise réponse sont données avec une petit commentaire. Indispensable même si c'est en Anglais.

Excellent book. I'm using this book together with Cho Chikun's "Go - a Complete Introduction to the Game" to start to learn to play Go. I have no previous experience and am learning to play with someone who played three games in the late 1970's and fancied giving it another try. I have no natural aptitude for strategic thinking but am finding it so fun! This book is very clear and I intend to use it to learn at what ever pace I am capable of. I bought this from Go Game Guru UK. David from Go Game Guru UK could not have been more helpful. Excellent customer service!

Plenty of practice exercises for brand new players and beginners to the game of Go, covering a range of topics such as capturing, ko, life and death, and even end-game problems. Nicely formatted with large diagrams so each problem is easy to read. A perfect companion to this collection set would be Cho Chikun's "Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game". However, the problems can seem very basic quite quickly for those who put serious effort into studying the game and playing lots of games to improve, but, it is still a good task to complete this problem set to master some of the absolute necessities and basics of the game.

Impresión pésima, cubiertas dobladas y la ledra está punteda, en un tono grisaceo. Para hacerlo peor, algunas de las piedras son negras como debería, pero el resto punteadas. 30 euros por esta impresión mala. Un robo...