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	title:	Go for Beginners
	author:	Kaoru Iwamoto
	format:	Paperback
	publisher:	Pantheon Books
	released:	March, 1977
	isbn:	0394733312
	isbn-13:	9780394733319

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Customer Reviews
An Authentic Classic - Rated Although there are much better introductions to this arguably greatest of all games now available (e.g., Janice Kim's books and, especially, Cho Chikun's _The Magic of Go_), these later works would probably not have existed if Iwamoto's classic (along with the works of Korschelt, Lasker, and Fairburne(sp)) had not generated enough interest in the West to justify their publication. If you can tough-out this work, you are probably Shodan material, but, if it proves too daunting, fall-back to Kim or Chikun. Then, after it all makes sense to you, revisit Iwamoto; the insights of a 9-Dan are invaluable to any player. This is a great book and is a must for all beginers - Rated I have never played or even heard of the game go but when I got this book I started right away and completely understood the game. The diagrams are some-what hard to read but one must take there time to let it sink in. This book is a must buy for all beginers. There are much better beginner's books available now. - Rated This is an old outdated book. It is slightly better than some of the original beginner's books by Laskey, Smith, and others. There a far better books available. Janice Kim's "Learn to Play Go" is an excellent example. Please note that I have the greatest respect for Iwamoto. His book was the best English language beginner's book when it first appeared. Great book for getting started with the game. - Rated This is a pretty good book for learning the game. It covers all the rules and many elementary tactics as well as a little bit of strategy. The book is easy to understand and follow. I thought it was slightly overwhelming though. Everything was described a little too concisely. That is, I could only read 10-20 pages at a time before I was overloaded with information. What I liked most about the book was that the chapters were broken up by problem sections which tested one's understanding of the material just covered. excellent book for beginning go player - Rated This is an excellent book for starting your exploration of the fascinating oriental strategy game of Go (WeiQi in China, Baduk in Korea). There are many levels of strategy in Go, to begin to understand the higher levels, you must master the beginning levels by study and play against players of similar or somewhat stronger strength. This book will get you started and continue to offer new insights for several months to a year of intensive playing.

Customer Reviews

An Authentic Classic - Rated 4/5
Although there are much better introductions to this arguably greatest of all games now available (e.g., Janice Kim's books and, especially, Cho Chikun's _The Magic of Go_), these later works would probably not have existed if Iwamoto's classic (along with the works of Korschelt, Lasker, and Fairburne(sp)) had not generated enough interest in the West to justify their publication.

If you can tough-out this work, you are probably Shodan material, but, if it proves too daunting, fall-back to Kim or Chikun. Then, after it all makes sense to you, revisit Iwamoto; the insights of a 9-Dan are invaluable to any player.

This is a great book and is a must for all beginers - Rated 4/5
I have never played or even heard of the game go but when I got this book I started right away and completely understood the game. The diagrams are some-what hard to read but one must take there time to let it sink in. This book is a must buy for all beginers.

There are much better beginner's books available now. - Rated 2/5
This is an old outdated book. It is slightly better than some of the original beginner's books by Laskey, Smith, and others. There a far better books available. Janice Kim's "Learn to Play Go" is an excellent example. Please note that I have the greatest respect for Iwamoto. His book was the best English language beginner's book when it first appeared.

Great book for getting started with the game. - Rated 4/5
This is a pretty good book for learning the game. It covers all the rules and many elementary tactics as well as a little bit of strategy. The book is easy to understand and follow. I thought it was slightly overwhelming though. Everything was described a little too concisely. That is, I could only read 10-20 pages at a time before I was overloaded with information.

What I liked most about the book was that the chapters were broken up by problem sections which tested one's understanding of the material just covered.

excellent book for beginning go player - Rated 5/5
This is an excellent book for starting your exploration of the fascinating oriental strategy game of Go (WeiQi in China, Baduk in Korea). There are many levels of strategy in Go, to begin to understand the higher levels, you must master the beginning levels by study and play against players of similar or somewhat stronger strength. This book will get you started and continue to offer new insights for several months to a year of intensive playing.