Be a Master at Go: Teach Yourself

Summary:
Be a Master at Go is a comprehensive introduction to this fascinating
ancient game. With step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams, learn the
concepts, tactics and strategies of the game, whether you're a complete
beginner or a more experienced played aiming to reach club level. Understand
the philosophy behind Go, and how modern developments have effected this
enduringly popular game. 

NOT GOT MUCH TIME?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

AUTHOR INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of amateur theatre.

FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER
Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

TRY THIS
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

• Clear - by the use of simple diagrams and step-by-step explanations, the reader can build a firm understanding.
• Go is the dominant intellectual board game in the Far East and is becoming more and more popular here. There are few books on the subject as yet.
• Comprehensive - it also covers the origins and history of the game, and developments in computer and Internet Go.

Table of Contents:
01 five lessons for the beginner
02 five further lessons
03 capture
04 cutting and connecting
05 eyes
06 a complete game
07 Ko and Seki
08 the end of the game
09 corners and sides
10 full board openings
11 the middlegame
12 the Go finishing school
13 a classic match
14 more about Go
appendix: rules of Go
glossary
index

About the Author(s):
Charles Matthews read Mathematics at Cambridge, where he completed a Ph.D. in Number Theory in 1978 and reached a 3 dan level in Go. He was a lecturer at Harvard in 1981-2 and at Cambridge University as a Fellow of Queens' College 1982-8. He was a finalist in the British Go Championship
best-of-five match in 1997, and UK representative in the World Amateur Go Championship in Sendai in 2000. He is active as Secretary of the Cambridge University Go Society, the UK's largest Go club, and as an author on Go.

Readership:
Beginners who want to learn a new game from scratch and the more experienced to help them reach club level.