Book Reviews
Here are some reviews from the British Go Journal and the American Go Journal of some Go instructional books, and also some Go-related novels.
The order here is roughly the date order of the reviews. Select Title to sort into alphabetical order.
Check out our recommendations for beginners and mid-kyu players.
Other reviews are available: David Carlton's Go Bibliography has reviews of many books and other reviews can often be found on Sensei's Library or on Amazon or publishers' websites.
| Title | From |
|---|---|
| Get Strong Series; Get Strong at Joseki | BGJ 173 Autumn 2015, Reviewer: Roger Huyshe by Richard Bozulich There are three volumes, each covering a different set of common joseki. The books are divided so that the problems explore three themes. |
| 21st Century Dictionary of Basic Joseki | BGJ 173 Autumn 2015, Reviewer: Roger Huyshe by Takao Shinji This is a 2010 update of the respected Ishida’s Dictionary of Basic Joseki (3 volumes). |
| Counting Liberties and Winning Capturing Races | BGJ 174 Winter 2015 - 2016 Reviewer: Roger Huyshe by Richard Hunter |
| Theory and Practice of Semeai | BGJ 174 Winter 2015 - 2016 Reviewer: Roger Huyshe by Valery Shikshin Hinoki Press. H-16 |
| Magic on the First Line | BGJ 174 Winter 2015 - 2016 Reviewer: Roger Huyshe by Nakayama Noriyuki |
| All About Ko | BGJ 174 Winter 2015 - 2016 Reviewer: Roger Huyshe Mastering the Basics Vol. 6 |
| Cross-Cut Workshop | BGJ 174 Winter 2015 - 2016 Reviewer: Roger Huyshe by Richard Hunter |
| Elementary Go Series; Vol 1 - In The Beginning | BGJ 175 Spring 2016 Elementary Go Series; Vol 1 - In the Beginning by Ikuro Ishigure Published 1985 by Kiseido, 150pp |
| Get Strong Series; Vol 1 - Get Strong at Opening | BGJ 175 Spring 2016 by Richard Bozulich Published by Kiseido, 1996, 165pp |
| 501 Opening Problems | BGJ 175 Spring 2016 Reviewer: Roger Huyshe Mastering the Basics Vol 1; 501 Opening Problems Published 2002 by Kiseido, 250pp |
| Opening Theory Made Easy | BGJ 175 Spring 2016 Reviewer: Roger Huyshe by Otake Hideo |
| Whole Board Opening Problems | BGJ 175 Spring 2016 Reviewer: Roger Huyshe by Yuan Zhou Published 2014 by Slate and Shell, 100pp |
| The Chinese Opening | BGJ 175 Spring 2016 Reviewer: Roger Huyshe by Yuan Zhou |
| The Chinese Opening - The Sure Win Strategy | BGJ 175 Spring 2016 Reviewer: Roger Huyshe by Masao Kato |
| Patterns of Sanrensei | BGJ 175 Spring 2016 Reviewer: Roger Huyshe by Michael Redmond Published 2011 by Slate and Shell, 212pp. |
| Close Encounters with the Middle Game | BGJ 176 Summer 2016 by Michiel Eijkhout |
| The Creativity Code | BGJ 191 Spring 2020, How AI is Learning to Write, Paint and Think |
| One False Move | BGJ 194 Winter 2020-2021 Author: Robert Goddard |
| Diabolical - Life and Death Training | BGJ 197 Autumn 2021 Author: David Mitchell |