Game of Go: The National Game of JapanPassing from China, where it was developed over 3,000 years ago, to Japan, where it today commands a vast and enthusiastic following, Go is probably the oldest intellectual game in the world. Similar to chess, it leaves nothing to chance, requiring great strategy and carefully plotted campaigns to achieve an impregnable position, block enemies from lines of communication and win a series of battles. To penetrate this complicated, challenging game requires a great guide— and this is it. Unsurpassable in its clarity and comprehensiveness, The Game of Go has been the classic guide to the game since it was first published in 1956. |
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It is played on a board, and is a game of pure skill, into which the element of
chance does not enter; moreover, it is an exceedingly difficult game to learn, and
no one can expect to acquire the most superficial knowledge of it without many ...
It is played on a board, and is a game of pure skill, into which the element of
chance does not enter; moreover, it is an exceedingly difficult game to learn, and
no one can expect to acquire the most superficial knowledge of it without many ...
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... played in its present form by the Japanese for over eleven centuries, but while
the game originated in China, the Japanese have far surpassed the Chinese in
skill at the game, and it has come to be regarded in Japan as their national game.
... played in its present form by the Japanese for over eleven centuries, but while
the game originated in China, the Japanese have far surpassed the Chinese in
skill at the game, and it has come to be regarded in Japan as their national game.
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According to the rules of the Academy, if the difference between the skill of the
players was only one degree, the weaker player would be allowed the first move.
If the difference was two degrees, the weaker player would be allowed to place a
...
According to the rules of the Academy, if the difference between the skill of the
players was only one degree, the weaker player would be allowed the first move.
If the difference was two degrees, the weaker player would be allowed to place a
...
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As an illustration of this increase in skill, we only have to compare the standard
set in the Ryukyu Islands. They also established the classification in degrees
soon after the foundation of the Academy in Japan, and then the two institutions
seem ...
As an illustration of this increase in skill, we only have to compare the standard
set in the Ryukyu Islands. They also established the classification in degrees
soon after the foundation of the Academy in Japan, and then the two institutions
seem ...
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still regarded as necessary for a man of refinement to possess a certain skill at
the game. During the recent Russo-Japanese War the strategy employed by the
Japanese commanders certainly suggested the methods of play used in the
game ...
still regarded as necessary for a man of refinement to possess a certain skill at
the game. During the recent Russo-Japanese War the strategy employed by the
Japanese commanders certainly suggested the methods of play used in the
game ...
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