The Breakthrough to ShoDan

A truly incredible book for those players "stuck" at the 6- or 7-kyu level. This is NOT a book for beginners. It makes no attempt to explain the rules of the game, and assumes a familiarity with Go that is already impressive. Simply written (and well translated), this book provides a number of rules in each chapter that are easy to understand, and then illustrates them with explanations and examples, complete with carefully conceived diagrams."Fundamentals should be interpreted, not as something narrow like joseki, but in a broad sense, as one's whole approach to the game...People often lament, 'I followed the book but I still lost'. Their problem is that they have become slaves to form, without understanding the spirit behind the form."If you are serious about Go, this is a wonderful book. I recommend it unequivocally.

The quality of the print is poor, but the content is good.