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Bruce Wilcox's Sector Fights Instructional
CD
reviewed by John Stephenson
Sector Fights is brilliant both in its lucid and compelling content as well as
it's modern technical presentation. It's no exaggeration to say that with only
this one resource, a new player could apply himself and become a high amateur
dan-level player, provided he (or she) carefully absorbed the it's guidelines and
techniques. Bruce’s writing style is both humorous and hard-hitting and his
material is densely packed with useful concepts instantly applicable to one's
own games.
The content is organized in
four parts. The first targets the 20-kyu level, Part Two the 10-kyu level, Part
Three the single-digit Kyu level, and Part Four dan-level. But it is misleading
to neatly define the content that way, because the fundamentals covered in each
part plugs gaps even in advanced players' techniques, who would be well-advised
to return to basic material they think they know. Newer players will learn it
right the first time. Bruce's work is impressive in its high utility to all
levels of players.
The CD Rom is
interactive with many click-style quizzes such that the reader can self-check
how he has absorbed the material. Thus it's innovative compared with a book.
Unless you're a professional player or a gambler, the purpose of studying go is
to increase enjoyment, and taking Bruce's self-paced Sector Fights course should
give you a clear road map to what's really happening move by move, thus
providing rich opportunities to apply new levels of strategy and direction, the
stuff that makes go so much fun. Well worth the
$35.
More details can be found at
Wilcox's website: http://members.cox.net/wilcoxeureka/Sector.htm
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