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Punishing and Correcting Joseki Mistakes
By Mingjiu Jiang 7P
Published by Slate & Shell
120 pp, $15
Reviewed by Lawrence Ku, 4k

     With many thousands of joseki patterns, it is near-impossible for an amateur to remember even a fraction of them. In "Punishing and Correcting Joseki Mistakes" Mingjiu Jiang 7P teaches you how to avoid and respond to joseki mistakes. Jiang's first book is very clear, with easy-to-understand diagrams and text.
     Using wh ole-board situations to demonstrate how to respond when an opponent plays incorrectly, Jiang shows the correct joseki sequences.  Most of them are very common mistakes beginning with the 3-4 point, the star point and the 5-4 point.  For each joseki, there are approximately five diagrams to illustrate the variations.
     If you are looking for a complete joseki dictionary that covers all the variations, this isn't it. But I found that learning how to simply avoid and correct joseki mistakes improve more than one stone and recommend "Joseki Mistakes" for players from 2d-5k.