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Learn To Play Go, Volume II: The Way of the Moving Horse Paperback – June 21, 1995

by Janice Kim (Author), Soo-hyun Jeong (Author), a lee (Illustrator)
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The Way of the Moving Horse is the second volume of the award-winning Learn to Play Go series. Covers fundamentals of good play, including opening theory, enclosures and approaches, bases and extensions, invasion and reduction, attack and defense, capturing races, ko, life and death, contact fighting, and endgame. Shows the Korean school's strength vs. speed model to choose between six basic moves. Includes self-test and Internet Go section.
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[Learn to Play Go is] by far the clearest English-language introduction yet published. --Games Magazine

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Janice Kim was born in Illinois in 1969. She became the first female student at the Korean Go Academy in 1983 and entered the professional dan ranks in Korea in 1987, the first Westerner ever to do so. She won the Fuji Women's Championship in 1984, took second place in the World Youth Championship in 1985, and third place in the EBS Cup in 1994. In 1998 she represented the US in the Bohae Cup. She was promoted to 3 dan in 2003. After graduating from New York University, Ms. Kim authored the five books of the Learn to Play Go series and founded the online Go company Samarkand. In 2008, in an effort to explore similarities in strategy games, she played in the World Poker Tour's Women's Championship in Las Vegas and placed fourth. She currently resides in the San Francisco bay area with her husband and two children.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Good Move Press; 3rd edition (June 21, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 174 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0964479621
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0964479623
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.4 x 9.25 inches
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M. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading (Second Book) For Learning Go
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2016
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If you want to play Go, this is a great second book once you know the rules. This one book improved my handicap several stones almost overnight. You will learn how to connect stones in several ways, including why some moves are more "stylish" than others. Ms Kim also gives some history and lots of terminology for common moves in English, Japanese and Korean. Definitely recommend!

There's a couple required reading for learning Go. After the elementals book, this one is perfect. Volume 3, the Dragon Style, is also good, as you learn how to fight. Also required is Davies _Life and Death_ which you really need to memorize to be effective.
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oldsalt64
5.0 out of 5 stars A necessary second volume
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2016
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This book is a must in addition to volume I to start playing Go. Volume I outlines the basic principles but does not cover strategy. In this volume you will learn basic strategies and be able to play at a beginning level with some understanding of what types of moves you should be making to attack and defend.
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Fargonaut
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book for those who have only played for a ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2016
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This is a great book for those who have only played for a few months. In particular, this book documents the relationships of stones and the concept of speed vs. strength between them well. I found the first half of the book more profound and helpful than the latter.
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Sebastian Fernandez
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good continuation to Volume 1
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2013
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In this volume the authors focus on expanding a bit on the basic concepts presented in the previous book. They continue to do so in a clear fashion and with plenty of diagrams so we can follow along without need of a board. First they talk about the opening strategy and give clear rules as to how to approach this face of the game. These concepts should help guide the beginner, but as soon as you have played for a couple of months you are going to need more than this. The enclosures and approaches explanation is good, but once again really simplified. After that they explain the concept of making a base, which is key when playing go, followed by the different types of connections and instructions on when to use each type. The handling of the concept of invasions and reductions is merely as an introduction of these existing, and not much else, which is not off base when addressing beginners.

The sections on how to attack and defend in the second part are the most useful part of this book. Understanding that attacking is not only about killing the enemy groups and protecting ones weaknesses are key notions that when understood make a huge difference in playing strength. There is a section on capturing races, which is pretty basic. If you want an excellent resource for this topic, you would be best served by looking up  The Second Book of Go (Beginner and Elementary Go Books) . I liked the way in which they explained ko fights, focusing on not being afraid of them and just presenting the importance of understanding ko threats. In the life and death section there is a presentation of the most common shapes and of which ones are alive, dead or conditionally alive. The chapter on contact fighting is the other part of this book that I thought was excellent and extremely useful for beginners. Finally, the endgame section goes over a couple of the most common situations and nothing else, so once again after playing for a month or two, the beginner player will need to look for another reference material on this.

As long as you are aware of the strengths of this book, it should be a very good guide for you. The main strength is that the material is presented in a very gentle fashion, but this also means that there are a lot of missing parts that other beginner books address. Therefore, your satisfaction with this volume will depend on whether you are looking for a easy to follow guide or a more challenging reference material.
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Peter Huston
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good introduction.
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2009
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I have several Go books. So far this one has been my favorite. It gives a good overview of the areas one needs to know to play well, as opposed to focusing on any particular aspect in too much depth. It explains things well. It give a good description of the middle game and many areas that are often neglected by other Go books that I have seen.
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Dragon's Son
5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best guide to learn to play Go
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2016
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As a beginner I must give this book a thumb up ! This book guides you step by step till you understand one by one the rules of go. Excellent.
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Stephen A. Levine
5.0 out of 5 stars Go!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2007
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I purchased this for my nephew who has developed a passion for Go. I gave it to him but he issued a challenge at the board. Woefully out of practice, I read the book. Both he and I agree, the book is terrific. It is clear and concise. We both will be moving the next volumes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good beginner's book
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2015
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Probably the best book I have found for beginners. Pretty good explanations and examples without overwhelming you.
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Achille-Bzh
5.0 out of 5 stars Une excellente première approche du jeu de go
Reviewed in France on June 3, 2018
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Une excellente initiation au jeu de go. Les volumes de cette collection sont d’un format suffisamment grand pour que les schémas soient clairs et la police de caractère lisible. Le contenu est clair et explicite et les chapitres sont bien structurés. J’ai pour ma part privilégié les volumes 1, 2 et 4, les deux autres volumes apparaissant comme redondants dans les commentaires des joueurs anglo-saxons.
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Patrícia578
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena serie para empezar a jugar a go
Reviewed in Spain on March 17, 2017
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Hay pocos libros en español (solo recuerdo 2) y muchos en inglés. Sino entiendes el inglés no pasa nada. Para eso están los traductores. Me recomendaron estos libros por orden. 1)A complete Introduction to the game. 2)Los 2 primeros vol. de Graded Go problems for begginers. 3)Los 3 primeros vol. de Learn to play go. En este último, hay quién le sirve más el "Second book of go". Es ver cual te gusta más, es personal. Igualmente pienso leerme todos poco a poco. Jugar, jugar y jugar. Es lo importante. Y estudiar sobre el tablero con las piedras. Tampoco puedo dar consejos o aparentar que entiendo mucho, no sé nada de Go.
El libro genial y lo han traído muy rápido. Lo venderé porque lo tengo en PDF jeje
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Dr. Tim Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars Second volume in a great set on the subject; gives you a depth and understanding of the game like no other book
Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2016
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I only got into Go recently, and to do so, I bought quite a number of books on the game. Go is unique in my experience, in that it's almost trivially easy to learn how to play, but more complicated than chess (a game I've played for decades at a high level) when it comes to strategy. When I learned chess as a young person, I had lots of people around me to play games with, learning what worked and didn't work. Moving to Go, I don't have the opportunities to play as many games as I like, so the strategic learning curve would be very slow if I didn't get a head start by reading books on the subject. Amongst the books I bought was this set (I believe there's five books in the series in total, although I only have the first three at the moment). And, of all the books I bought on the subject of Go, this series is the best.

The first volume in the series was about the game, and its basics. It was an easy read, and easy to understand and execute what the book was saying. Once I had played a few dozen games knowing what was in Volume 1, it was time to move on to Volume 2 and try to increment my skills quickly. This book is about strategy: how to get an upper hand against an opponent, and how to respond to what the opponent does. Like a good chess book, the game covers the openings, the middle game, and the end game. The book is based around a particular style of play known as the Korean school (there are other models that can be used).

The different essentials to a solid game are covered in separated chapters, with examples and illustrations. The book explains the logic of the moves, alternatives, and variations. Throughout, the writing is well done and easy to read, and the heavy use of illustrations makes it easy to see what the author is talking about. The book also includes a chapter on playing Go on the Internet, and has a nice self-test built in to ensure you understand what the book is trying to convey.

As I read through the book, I played some games against the computer, and some online games, trying to put into practice what I was learning. Certainly reading the book helped me understand a tremendous amount about the game of Go, and what moves made the most sense in many situations. Even though I don't play enough games against live opponents, I am absolutely sure my playing ability has increased dramatically because of this book. It makes me want to play more, but also get into the next book in the series to learn even more.

If you want to learn Go, or improve your strategy, there is no better series of books on the market than this one, and I can't recommend it highly enough.
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Mr Robin A Patterson
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic series for learning GO
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2013
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The five books in the Janice Kim series on learning to play GO are by far the best books for beginners and improvers to learn the game of GO in depth. The Way of the Moving Horse, second in the series is excellent at extending the basics and really helping you to understand the finer detail of GO which can be bewildering for a beginner. Following on from the first book it goes into the tactics and strategies of play. You will also find yourself referring back to this book as you progress with playing GO.

I have bought a number of beginner's GO books before, but none of them were as well structured as the Kim books, Also I believe you cannot fit all the scope and subtleties of GO in a single book.
If you are keen to study GO at a beginner or improving level, buy this series.
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Berry
5.0 out of 5 stars ...il libro con cui tutto e' iniziato...
Reviewed in Italy on June 29, 2013
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Ho saputo dell'esistenza del Go nel 1993, ma pur avendo imparato le regole, semplicissime, pensavo che non avrei mai potuto fare di piu'. Nel 2011 mi hanno prestato questo: il libro con cui tutto e' iniziato. L'autrice trasmette al lettore i "secondi" rudimenti del gioco in modo chiaro, leggero ed efficace. Pochi concetti per volta, pochi termini giapponesi, le prime forme, il primo joseki. Ti prepara alle prime partite e ti avvicina al gioco più bello del mondo. Consiglio!
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