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| Introduction |
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Some Important Information about This Book and 9 x 9 Go |
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| PART ONE The Opening Game and the Mechanics of Go |
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CHAPTER 1: Starting to Play |
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Capture: The One Basic Rule of Go |
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CHAPTER 2: The Art of Capture |
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Capturing on the Edge of the Board |
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Capturing in the Middle of the Board |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (2) |
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CHAPTER 3: All about Ladders |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (1) |
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CHAPTER 4: Ladder Breakers, Loose Ladders, and Nets |
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39 | (6) |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (6) |
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| PART TWO The Middle Game and the Strategies of Go |
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CHAPTER 6: Life with Two Eyes and Thinking Territorially |
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53 | (9) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (3) |
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CHAPTER 7: Dead or Alive? |
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Some Examples of Life and Death |
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Live Groups in the Corners, Sides, and Center |
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CHAPTER 8: Running Fights in Sente and Gote |
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70 | (6) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (7) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (3) |
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80 | (3) |
| PART THREE The Endgame |
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CHAPTER 10: The Endgame I: The Beginner's Way |
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Two Simple but Wrong Ways to Play the Endgame |
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CHAPTER 11: The Endgame II: The Professional Way |
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93 | (5) |
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98 | (2) |
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| PART FOUR Advancing in Go |
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CHAPTER 12: Harnessing the Powers of Sacrifice |
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105 | (7) |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (4) |
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112 | (14) |
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114 | (8) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (1) |
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CHAPTER 14: Invading: Why, When, and Where? |
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126 | (8) |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (5) |
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CHAPTER 15: On to the Big Board: A Review of Go Basics |
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134 | (5) |
| APPENDIX |
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Getting Started with Igowin |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (2) |
| GLOSSARY |
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| RECOMMENDED READING |
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158 | (1) |
| ABOUT THE AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION |
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