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The 1971 Honinbo Tournament
In November 1970, an unheralded 21-year-old 7-dan won his way into the Honinbo league. There, over the next 6 months, he beat some of the strongest go players in the world to earn the right to challenge Rin Kaiho for the Honinbo title.
“The 1971 Honinbo Tournament” chronicles Ishida’s first major triumph. It starts with his win in the final preliminary tournament which earned him the right to play in the Honinbo league. It then analyzes all seven of his games in the league, and the six games in the title match. Every game is analyzed in great detail, with easy-to-follow figures for each game (327 figures, 460 diagrams).
The book was written by James Davies, based on the commentaries of Iwamoto Kaoru 9-dan, and has been out of print for the last 10 years. Don’t let the 1971 date in the title fool you, this book is still relevant and exciting.
Check out the sample chapter as EPUB at gobooks.com or in the SmartGo One app.
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Enjoy!
Anders Kierulf