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Classical Go Problem booksKeywords: Culture & History, Books & Publications
Year Title Author/Editor# of
ProblemsOrigin
Other
Names
Availabl
on SL?
c.
1100
Wangyou
Qingle Ji
()
Li Yimin 34 China
ENG:Carefree &
Innocent
Pastime
Collection
JPN:
Gengen
Gokyo ()KOR:
Hyeon
Hyeon Gi
Gyeong
(
)
No
1347
Xuanxuan
Qijing
()
Yan Defu, Yan
Tianzhang347 China
ENG:
Gateway to
All
Marvels
JPN:
KOR:
Yes
1629
Xian Ji Wu
Ku
()
Lu Xuanyu, Lu
Xuanyu's Son419 China
ENG:Arsenal of
Immortal
Devices
JPN:
KOR:
Yes
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1634
Wanhui
Xianji
((
))
Zhuchang Fang 490 China
ENG:
JPN:
KOR:
No
1660Guanzi Pu
()Guo Bailing,
Tao Shiyu1473 China
ENG:
Endgame
Collection
JPN:
Kanzufu
()
KOR:Gwan Ja
Bo (
)
No
1710Yi Kuo
()Huang Longshi 361 China
ENG:
JPN:
KOR:
No
1713
Igo
Hatsuyoron
()
Inoue Dosetsu
Inseki183 Japan
CHN:Fayanglun
()ENG:
Analysis of
Generating
Yang
KOR: WikiBalyangron
(
)
Yes
1812
Gokyo
Shumyo
()Hayashi Genbi 520 Japan
CHN:
Qijing
ZhongmiaoYes
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()ENG:
Brilliancies
from Go
ClassicsKOR: Ki
Kyeung
Joong Myo
(
)
1833Genran
()Akaboshi
Intetsu69 Japan
CHN:
Xuanlan()ENG:
Mysterious
Vision
KOR:
No
1835
Gokyo
Seimyo
()Hayashi Genbi 297 Japan
CHN:
QijingJingmiao
()ENG: Best
of the Go
Classics
KOR: KiKyeung
Jeung Myo
(
)
Yes
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1848
Katsugo
Shinpyo
()
Kishimoto
Saichiro130 Japan
CHN:
ENG:
KOR:
No
1910
Shikatsu
Myoki
()
Honinbo
Shusai168 Japan
CHN: (
)ENG: New
Life &
Death
Brilliant
Stratagems
KOR:
Yes
Notes
Overview of the better known "Classic" works, list compiled by Harry
Fearnley and John Fairbairn
Bill: (Shiqing-lu) by (Lin Yinlong), 1525
This book came in 20 volumes. It contains some problems, as well assome opening positions. (See this site for some of the openings.) It
contains 384 diagrams by a Japanese monk, Kyochu. The openings
suggest that there was an initial position where, aside from the Black
and White stones on diagonally opposite 4-4 points, Black had a stone
on tengen. (See Sunjang Badukfor a different prescribed opening
setup.)
John F. Without being wrong, this statement needs to be
treated with care, especially as regards tengen. The
Shiqing-lu of 1525 by Lin Yinlong is notorious for adding
stones on tengen and/or reversing colours in games that are
known from earlier texts. Lin was a very weak player and
was mocked accordingly. This was a time when go polemics
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were in fashion and writers slagged each other off. As the
famous Wang Shizhen said around this time, "Even if a
person has made a name in expositions, poems or essays on
go, it does not necessarily mean this is a proof of the writer's
go ability." Lin was mocked because he was weak but also
because of the title of his book. Shiqing is a made-up word.He indicated he plucked the two characters from a poem by
Wang Anshi, but as Wang Anshi was known as one of the
great weakies in go history, Lin's peers took the title to mean
it was a collection of trivia (and in some senses it is - at
times it belongs more to astrology than go). Lin defended
himself by pointing out that the bulk of the content (8 of the
20 volumes) was by the Japanese monk Xuzhong, resident inHangzhou and perhaps the most esteemed player of the
early Ming. But Lin had lost many papers of Xuzhong's
original works and reconstructed them from memory for
Shiqinglu - we do not know how reliably.
The title can perhaps be best rendered as "Records of doing
as the heart pleases". It is believed the poem by Wang that
inspired it runs (in part): "When I play go I am in the moodto forget the hardships of travelling on horseback round the
garrison forts of far-off regions, and I end up rushing about
eagerly trying to catch the beautiful butterflies I saw in my
dreams." Rather nice!
Maybe Lin can be said to have had the last laugh, as his
book, errors and all, is now considered one of the most
important documents for go history.
Bill: Thanks, John. :-) That Lin was a weak player makes
sense. My impression of a number of the openings shown on
the site is that the play is weak and the style is generally
heavy.
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Anonymous: Could some players please list the suggested strength for
the problem collection listed here. This would be very great. Thank you
very much in advance.
John F. I had no part in compiling this list as it happens. I
only answered a few queries from Harry, But I can tell you
that generally the problems in the above list range from hard
to very hard (5-dan plus), and in the case of Hatsuyoron to
very, very, very, very hard (i.e. tough for pros). But every
now and then a very easy problem will be found in some
cases, which can create a misleading impression.
The easiest is the Gokyo Shumyo. The above makes it look
like a Chinese book, but it's Japanese, and it's the book thatgoes by the name ofKanazawa Tesuji Series elsewhere on
SL. The Guanzipu problems are mostly a kind of endgame
problem (a type I call encroachment problems - the task is to
encroach as much as possible into the enemy territory. In
each case you need to exercise great care in getting a
version that is correct in terms of both starting position and
solutions. In the main, Internet versions have many defects,partly because the originals are also defective. An edited
modern printed version is much the best bet.
There are quite a lot of other classic collections. If you
tackle Gokyo Shumyo first you might find it sensible to
move onto Gokyo Seimyo. Shikatsu Myoki and then
Hatsuyoron you should leave until you are studying to be a
pro.
Imagist: Some of these problem sets can be found here.
tderz: This is the first time for me to hear about a Gokyo Seimyo. Does
someone know the Hanzi/Kanji for it?
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