The middle game of go often appears chaotic, but there is order in the chaos, as this book plainly reveals. The result of a joint effort by a tournament-winning Japanese professional player and an experienced American go writer, it lays down a few clear principles, then goes through a wealth of applications: examples, problems, and case studies from professional play. The reader emerges with a thorough grasp of how to choose strategy, how to execute dual-purpose attacks, how to defend with contact plays, how to force his opponent into submission or cooperation, how to invade and reduce territorial frameworks, and when to fight a ko. This is knowledge that no player can afford to be without.

Content:
006 Chapter One

Territory and Power

021 Chapter Two

Attacking Strategy

058 Chapter Three

Attacking Moves

086 Chapter Four

Defense

110 Chapter Five

Forcing Moves

130 Chapter Six

Inducing Moves

142 Chapter Seven

Reducing and Invading Large Frameworks

174 Chapter Eight

Invasions into Three-Space Extensions

198 Chapter Nine

Ko Fights

208 Chapter Ten

Problems

250 Guide to Further Study

006 Chapter One

Territory and Power

021 Chapter Two

Attacking Strategy

058 Chapter Three

Attacking Moves

086 Chapter Four

Defense

110 Chapter Five

Forcing Moves

130 Chapter Six

Inducing Moves

142 Chapter Seven

Reducing and Invading Large Frameworks

174 Chapter Eight

Invasions into Three-Space Extensions

198 Chapter Nine

Ko Fights

208 Chapter Ten

Problems

250 Guide to Further Study