Appreciating Famous Games
By Shuzo Ohira 9d
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| Title | Appreciating Famous Games |
|---|---|
| Author | Shuzo Ohira 9d |
| Translator | John Fairbairn |
| Publishers | Ishi Press, Kiseido |
| Codes | g25, K25 |
| Date | 1977 |
| ISBN | 4-87187-025-1 |
| Pages | 279 |
| Dimensions | 6 13/16. x 4 3/8. - 174mm x 112mm |
| Publishers's URL | http://kiseido.com/Game.htm#K25 |
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In the first book of its kind in English, a leading modern expert analyses ten of the most famous games from Japanese go history of the 17th to the 19th century. The book begins with the lifetime masterpiece of the 4th Honinbo Dosaku and concludes with games by the 19th century geniuses Shuwa and Shusaku, whose skill reached a level of perfection unsurpassed in go history. Ohira's commentary on the games does full justice to their brilliance and profundity, yet makes them accessible to players of all levels.
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| Game 1: | Dosaku's Masterpiece | ...1 |
| Dosuku v. Shunchi | ||
| Game 2: | Crushing the Weaker Player | ...31 |
| Dochi v. Satonoshi | ||
| Game 3: | The Seeds of Modern Go | ...51 |
| Senkaku v. Retsugen | ||
| Game 4: | One Meijin Too Many | ...77 |
| Chitoku v. Genjo | ||
| Game 5: | Best Game of the Era | ...101 |
| Senchi v. Jowa | ||
| Game 6: | Jowa, The Grand Champion | ...127 |
| Insa v. Jowa | ||
| Game 7: | The Impenetrable Barrier | ...157 |
| Genan v. Shuwa | ||
| Game 8: | The Autumn Leaves Were Falling | ...201 |
| Shuwa v. Shusaku | ||
| Game 9: | A Generation Apart | ...231 |
| Yuzo v. Shusaku | ||
| Game 10: | The Wise Old Bird and the Fledgling | ...251 |
| Showa v. Shusaku |
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| Review Author | David Carlton | Reviewer Strength | 1 kyu |
| Author's Email | carlton@bactrian.org | website | http://www.bactrian.org/~carlton/ |
This is a collection of ten games from the classical era. The collection is targeted at people from 9 kyu to 4 kyu, so it's designed to be the first game collection that you read, and I think that it does that job well. The commentaries average out to 28 pages/game, and none of them is shorter than 20 pages, so they spend a lot of time explaining stuff. There's a bit of historical commentary as well, which is nice.