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Summary: what to do when you are cross-cut? and attached? and surroun
Review: an excellent book for those who have learned the rules, know how to finish a game, but when are faced to an actual 19x19 game, don't know what to do in the tactical field.if you are scared of cross-cuts, attachments, cappings and all kind of technical 'standards', this is your book. for 18-kyu - 11 kuy
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Summary: Belongs in every kyu player's library.
Review: I took a chance when I bought "Cho Hun-hyeon's Lectures on Go Technique," and I'm very glad I did. This fantastic book covers all the basics of contact play. If you've ever been intimidated by a superior player's crosscut in a handicap game, this book is for you. If you're brand new to Go I would recommend Cho Chikun's book "Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game."
Over time I noticed that certain fundamental shapes kept appearing in professional games I would look over, shapes that didn't appear as often in my own games. However, with over 35 books in my Go library, this is the only one I've found that addresses these concepts.
Prior to buying this book I was unfamiliar with Cho Hunhyun (his last name is spelled a number of different ways in English). Cho is Korea's first Go superstar, and was largely responsible for the game's resurgence in popularity in his home country. He was born in Korea in 1953, studied Go in Japan from 1963 to 1972, and became Korea's first professional 9-dan in 1982. He dominated the tournament scene in the eighties, winning every major Korean tournament (10 titles) in 1982 and again in 1986 (11).
In my opinion this book is best for players from 15-5 kyu, although I believe that both weaker and stronger players could benefit. I am 6-7 kyu and this is one of my favorite books. Note that as of the date of this review no Volume 2 had been published.
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Summary: Gain 1 to 2 grades
Review: Reading "Cho Hun-hyeon's Lectures (vol 1)" pushed me from 13kyu to 11 kyu.
The 45 Problems are easy to understand.
Each problem is discussed in detail.
If you could NOT find the proper solution, Cho tells you what you made wrong: For each proper solution, there are about 5 explonations to mistakes. One of my favourite books.
Rating:
Summary: Gain 1 to 2 grades
Review: Reading "Cho Hun-hyeon's Lectures (vol 1)" pushed me from 13kyu to 11 kyu.
The 45 Problems are easy to understand.
Each problem is discussed in detail.
If you could NOT find the proper solution, Cho tells you what you made wrong: For each proper solution, there are about 5 explonations to mistakes. One of my favourite books.
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