The Art of Connecting Stones by Wu Piao and Yu Xing published by YUTOPIAN ENTERPRISES. http://www.yutopian.com ISBN 1-889554-16-2 Originally published by the People's Athletic Publishing Co. under the title "Connecting Underneath and Connecting Stones". This is a problem book. Some of the positions look a little artificial but the intention is to improve the reader's perceptions. As the original title indicates, the book devotes a lot of its time to connecting along the edge of the board. However the GCS adherent should try hard to avoid such perilous positions and should beware of receiving the false impression that almost anything can be connected if you try hard enough! Perhaps of most concern to the GCS follower, is that unfortunately there is no section concerning how to keep a framework efficiently connected. Perhaps the most useful section is Chapter Two - "Linking Up by Capturing Stones" some of which is relevant to establishing framework links in difficult circumstances.
The Endgame by Tomoko Ogawa 4-dan and James Davies published by THE ISHI PRESS, INC. http://www.ippi.com/top_go.html ISBN 4-89187-015-4 Chapter 2 gives a clear concise explanation of gote, sente, reverse sente and double sente. Chapter 3 is a well organised introduction to endgame tesuji.
Glossary of Go Terms Contains practical explanations for all the standard concepts of go.
Web Sites:
http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/index-e.htm Nihon Kiin (Japanese Go Association)
http://www.usgo.org USA Go Association website.
http://egf.posluh.hr European Go Federation website.
http://www.britgo.org British Go Association website.
Animated diagrams http://members.aol.com/royaldef/gifabout.htm Technical information about GIF89A, the animated GIF used in this e-book. Includes list of compatible browsers.
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