Yang Yilun 7 dan was born in Shanghai, China. He became a professional Go player at the age of 14, and has won a number of major tournements, including the 1973 National Weiqi Tournament and the 1985 Yunzu Title Match. Representing his hometown, Yang's Weiqi team was five-time champion in the Chinese Professional Team Tournament. In 1978, he began his coaching career by training the Shanghai professional Weiqi Team. He was responsible for the nurturing of many well-known players, including Cao Dayuan 9 dan, Rui Naiwei 9 dan, Chang Hao 7 dan, and Hua Xuamen 7dan.

Since 1996, Mr Yang has been teaching Go in the United States. He is the chief instructor of the American Go Institute in Los Angeles, California. Via the internet and by regular correspondences, he is the teacher (Sensei) of hundreds of Go students in the U.S., canada, England, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, France, Poland, Singapore, and Taiwan. He is known asylyand"rabcat"on the Internet Go Server (IGS).

This book is a collection of some 200 life-and-death problems designed and developed by Sensei Yang. By studying these wonderful and intriguing puzzles one can greatly improve one's reading and fighting abilities, and also develop an appreciation for the beauty of the game. Moreover, one gets the opportunity to learn from one of the greatest and most well-respected masters in the Go world.

Review by David Carlton show/hide