Weird and Wonderful - Volume 1

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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".

Ivar Smit of European distributor Schaak & Go winkel Het Paard hands us the first print

Hard copy of Weird and Wonderful, Volume 1

Sneak peek of "The Dragon that Eats its Tail"

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!