Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion

Re:Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion by jballanc on Friday November 22, 2013 @11:31AM (#6781762)

I agree, but just wanted to add that if you find Go boring, I suggest you pick up a good Go book or two. The really good Go writers can construct an entire war narrative from a game of Go, all the while giving you deeper insight into the strategy and tactics at play in the game. To be honest, compared to Go writing, I find much writing about Chess to be very boring and analytical (though I'm sure that has as much to do with specific authors as with the subject matter in question).

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Re:Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion by Yovel on Friday November 22, 2013 @11:56AM (#6781957)

Do you have any good Go book suggestions?

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Re:Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion by tzs on Saturday November 23, 2013 @02:10PM (#6787051)

"Go for Beginners" by Iwamoto is a classic [1].

"Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game" by Chikun Cho generally gets very high recommendations [2].

When you finish your first book a good followup is "The Second Book of Go" by Bozulich [3].

Finally, the series "Graded Go Problems for Beginners" is excellent [4]. Volume I problems are suitable for beginners starting as soon as you learn the rules.

If you have an iOS device, take a look at smartgo books [5]. Chikun Cho's book listed above and the graded go problem series are available from them, as are many many other books. These books are in an interactive format that works with their free reader app.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Go-Beginners-Kaoru-Iwamoto/dp/03947333...

[2] http://www.amazon.com/Go-Complete-Introduction-Beginner-Elem...

[3] http://www.amazon.com/Second-Book-Beginner-Elementary-Books/...

[4] http://senseis.xmp.net/?GradedGoProblemsForBeginners

[5] http://gobooks.com

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Re:Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion by jballanc on Friday November 22, 2013 @01:29PM (#6782688)

Right now I'm working through the book "How Not to Play Go", by Yuan Zhou, but he has many very good books I could recommend. Neil Moffatt is another good writer, and I particularly enjoyed "Double Digit Kyu Games" by him. If you're not afraid of diving right in, Yuan Zhou's "Master Play" series, where he dissects games by different Go masters are very entertaining as well.

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Re:Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion by TylerE on Friday November 22, 2013 @02:09PM (#6782998)

Where is the place to start for someone who understands nothing.

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Re:Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion by jballanc on Friday November 22, 2013 @02:48PM (#6783276)

Yes, it looks like something from the late 90s (and it probably is), but this is a tutorial I used early on: http://playgo.to/iwtg/en/

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Re:Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion by RBerenguel on Friday November 22, 2013 @12:45PM (#6782341)

You can lurk the go subreddit /r/baduk (baduk is the Korean name for go, helpful for web searches now Google killed the term) and Sensei's Library: http://senseis.xmp.net/ a wiki for and from go players.

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Re:Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion by ars_technician on Friday November 22, 2013 @12:12PM (#6782078)

http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html

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Re:Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion by europa on Friday November 22, 2013 @12:51PM (#6782390)

I think Yovel was asking for 'Go Game' book.

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