Get Strong at Attacking (Get Strong at Go Series, Vol. 10) by Richard Bozulich (2000) Paperback

Get Strong at Go #10

by Richard Bozulich

Get Strong at Attacking covers an often neglected phase of attacking in the middle game. Accurate analysis, spotting tesujis, and killing or rescuing stones are the backbone of middle-game strength. But creating or finding vulnerable stones, then attacking them correctly is an equally important technique and one that many amateurs are deficient in. The 136 problems in this book - The importance of securing your own stones before attacking; in which direction to attack, taking into account the strength and weakness of your own stones and those of your opponent's; - When it is advantageous to confine your opponent's stones or when it is better to gouge out their eye space; - How to execute leaning attacks, that is, attacking stones in one part of the board in order to build strength to capture or threaten stones elsewhere; - Splitting attacks, where stones are separated into two groups and both are put under siege; - That the ultimate purpose of attacking is not to kill your opponent's stones but to threaten them so as to secure territory or build influence.

Genres: Go

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Reviews

[Iago · Rating 4 out of 5]

Se trata de un libro de estrategia de Go centrado en el ataque, como indica su título. El formato me ha gustado mucho: tiene una primera parte relativamente breve en la que se desarrollan una serie de nociones fundamentales y de factores a tener en cuenta a la hora de lanzar un ataque. La segunda parte, más extensa, consiste en problemas a resolver, 136 en total. Lo mejor del libro es que en las soluciones de los problemas se dan explicaciones y justificaciones detalladas que refuerzan las nociones básicas mencionadas y que desarrollan unas cuantas nociones más.

[Jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book of instructive Go puzzles. Would highly recommend.