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A Dan &
Kyu View of "A Dictionary of Modern Fuseki, The Korean Style"
Compiled by
Seolim Publishing Company
Translated by Kim Seong June
290 pp; Kiseido
Publishing Co
Reviewed by Lawrence Ku,
2d
If you're looking for a book with modern fusekis and how to play
and deal with them, A Dictionary of Modern Fuseki is just the ticket. Previously
published fuseki books such as the Nihon-Kiin Fuseki Small Encyclopedia and
Sakata Eio's 2 volumes of Joseki and Fuseki cover older fusekis that are not as
popular now as they were 20 years ago. The Dictionary covers 59 patterns
involving many common and some not so common fusekis. Especially, it covers the
mini-Chinese -- a recently popular fuseki -- and the Chinese opening in several
patterns, and how to avoid them. I like this book because it explains the
thinking of the white or black player playing the fuseki, so I know where the
opponent wants to play, and why. In those 59 patterns, each one has around 10
diagrams talking about the different variations; common fusekis such as the
Chinese opening have several patterns devoted to them. One of the best fuseki
books around in English, I would recommend it if you are a high kyu player or a
dan player.
Reviewed by Michael Heinich
13k
Since I almost always feel behind just 20 moves into the opening, I
hoped this book could at least improve the direction of my openings. The
Dictionary is very well put together with only a few typos, including an amusing
example where it says "white decides to mimic white's moves." Or maybe that's
just very high-level play. Anyway, at almost 300 pages, there's a lot of
information contained in this Dictionary. The Table of Contents helps guide you
by using diagrams to show the opening being examined. Each page has 3 to 4 large
diagrams with short descriptive text, and the large format makes the diagrams
easier on the eyes. The Dictionary covers 59 patterns and each pattern has about
6-18 additional diagrams showing responses, variations and follow-ups. The
descriptions include an explanation of who's favored by the position. In the
back, there are 36 fuseki problems to work through, though they're not listed in
the Table of Contents. While at my level I can only follow th e first few
opening moves, the continuations and further analysis will benefit higher-level
players.http://www.slateandshell.com/
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