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The Game of Go: The National Game of Japan
by
Arthur Smith
Passing from China, where it was developed over 3,000 years ago, to Japan, where it today commands a vast and enthusiastic following, Go is probably the oldest intellectual game in the world. Similar to chess, it leaves nothing to chance, requiring great strategy and carefully plotted campaigns to achieve an impregnable position, block enemies from lines of communication a...more
Paperback, 246 pages
Published
December 15th 1989
by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
(first published 1956)
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There are only two games I enjoy playing: Go and poker. Go because it involves intuition and aesthetics, poker because it involves psychology and group dynamics. Both are games which, rather than distracting from life, teach me about it.
This book is pretty out of date (1908). There are much better introductions to the game now. Additionaly, my copy had a large section bound out of order. There is some interesting material in it though, and he does try to cover some of the aspects of the game that aren't often covered in introductory texts.
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