Go Reviews

Go Problems for Kyu Level Players
Volume 5: Tesuji Challenges
By William S. Cobb
Slate & Shell
Reviewed by Andrei Outkine

           “Go Problems for Kyu Level Players” is a nice addition to any mid-level go amateur's tesuji collection. The brochure contains 21 problems, covering various types of tesuji (placements, the eye-stealing tesuji) and other mid-game techniques (sabaki, probing moves). Generally, the problems are interesting and challenging enough for the intended target audience. Problems covering a certain subject are grouped together, so that the reader can easily see various applications for a given technique. To make this most effective, however, it would have been helpful if the book contained chapters, so that the reader could easily find all problems covering a certain technique and use the brochure as a reference guide. The other minor drawback is the occasional awkwardness of the author's style ("white is destroyed by a shortage of liberties problem"). However, I thoroughly enjoyed solving the problems and recommend the book to anyone who wants to improve.
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