SmartGo One now includes two excellent free books:

Relentless by Younggil An, Josh Hoak, and David Ormerod: This book analyzes 48 games between two of the top Go players of the early 21st century, but it is not just another book of game commentaries. It is the story of the rivalry and friendship between Lee Sedol and Gu Li, their relentless struggle to become the best, and an explication of the secrets of Go hidden within their games.

Shape Up! by Charles Matthews and Seong-June Kim: This book will show you how good shape is achieved, how bad shape is exploited, and much more. As the title promises, it will shape up your shape knowledge.

If you don’t see the Free Books section in the Books tab, update to the newest app version. For more information on the Import from Photos feature in SmartGo One that made this possible, please see my blog post: https://smartgo.blog/2026/10/06/ogs-photos-to-sgf/

The Workshop Lectures: Volume 4 and More

The Workshop Lectures (six volumes by Yilun Yang 7p) are an amazing resource. Recently, William Cobb extended volume 4 with two extra lectures that had not been published before: “Key Points of Defense” and “Understanding Corner Play”. The digital version has been updated with this extra content – enjoy!

Staying connected

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Anders Kierulf