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Weird and Wonderful - Volume 1

1/13/2022

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After more than a year of working on it, I am proud to announce the release of my newest book: Weird and Wonderful - Volume 1: Extraordinary Moves by Professional Go Players. 
I co-wrote it with Peter Brouwer and it was published in December 2021 by the Kiseido Publishing Company.

It is available as a hard copy on the website of Kiseido (click here), on the website of European distributor Schaak & Go winkel Het Paard (click here) and as an e-book in the SmartGo web store (click here). Soon it will also be available in other go shops worldwide.

This is the first volume of what will be a series of three books:
  • Volume 1 on extraordinary moves from professional games.
  • Volume 2 on unusual joseki, trick plays and techniques.
  • Volume 3 on spectacular go problems.
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The cover of Volume 1 is designed by me and features a portrait of legendary go player Cho Chikun and a rare tesuji from one of his games that is analyzed in detail in the chapter "Double Ladder Breakers that Calmed the Gods".
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Ivar Smit of European distributor Schaak & Go winkel Het Paard hands us the first print
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Hard copy of Weird and Wonderful, Volume 1
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Sneak peek of "The Dragon that Eats its Tail"
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Sneak peek of "Wonderful Wedges"

Volume 1 is a collection of creative, bizarre, exquisite, rare and funny moves from professional play. Suitable for players of about 10-kyu to 6-dan level.
The book counts 246 pages and contains the following 18 chapters:
  • A Time-Saving Move that Backfired
  • Magic on the First Line
  • Five Spectacular Invasions
  • The Raccoon-Dog Drums its Belly
  • Climbing on Broken Ladders
  • Triple Ko? I Don't Think So
  • Exquisite Attachments on the Second Line
  • Golden Rooster Standing on One Leg
  • The Dragon that Eats its Tail
  • Double Ladder Breakers that Calmed the Gods
  • Wonderful Wedges
  • Chen Yaoye's Creativity
  • Miraculous Escapes
  • A Different Angle
  • Subterranean Attacks
  • Extraordinary Life-and-Death Tesujis
  • Endgame Adventures
  • Eternal Life in the Void

If you've read it, I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comment section!
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