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Books about the game of go (igo, baduk, wei qi).
This is for non-fiction about the game itself. For fiction about go, see the list Best Fiction With Go.
This is for non-fiction about the game itself. For fiction about go, see the list Best Fiction With Go.
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Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go
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4.42 avg rating — 401 ratings
score: 492,
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Graded Go Problems For Beginners Volume Three Intermediate Problems 15 to 8 Kyu (Graded Go Problems for Beginners, #3)
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4.24 avg rating — 51 ratings
score: 362,
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Battle Strategies (Learn to Play Go, #4)
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4.09 avg rating — 143 ratings
score: 293,
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3 people voted
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GO: A Complete Introduction to the Game
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4.16 avg rating — 176 ratings
score: 292,
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3 people voted
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The Dragon Style (Learn to Play Go, #3)
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 226 ratings
score: 290,
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Graded Go Problems for Beginners Volume One Introductory Problems 30 Kyu to 25 Kyu (Graded Go Problems for Beginners, #1)
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4.12 avg rating — 173 ratings
score: 269,
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Graded Go Problems for Beginners Volume Two Elementary Problems 25 Kyu to 15 Kyu (Graded Go Problems for Beginners, #2)
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4.30 avg rating — 93 ratings
score: 266,
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Graded Go Problems For Beginners Volume Four Advanced Problems (Graded Go Problems for Beginners, #4)
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4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings
score: 260,
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In the Beginning (Elementary Go Series, #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 207 ratings
score: 197,
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The Palace of Memory (Learn to Play Go, #5)
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4.23 avg rating — 114 ratings
score: 194,
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The Way of the Moving Horse (Learn to Play Go, #2)
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4.20 avg rating — 327 ratings
score: 192,
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Life and Death (Elementary Go Series, #4)
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4.16 avg rating — 110 ratings
score: 191,
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The Game of Wei-Chi
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3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 190,
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The Middle Game of Go: Chubansen
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score: 188,
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Tesuji (Elementary Go Series, #3)
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4.20 avg rating — 178 ratings
score: 186,
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Handbook of Handicap Go: Analysis of Nine Through Three Stone Handicap Game Patterns (Nihon Ki-In Handbook)
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3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
score: 185,
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Attack and Defense (Elementary Go Series, #5)
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4.48 avg rating — 146 ratings
score: 183,
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2 people voted
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Weiqi Life And Death Problem Selection For Beginners
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4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 182,
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2 people voted
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The Endgame (Elementary Go Series, #6)
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3.82 avg rating — 45 ratings
score: 180,
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Game Of Go
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3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings
score: 179,
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2 people voted
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Basic Techniques of Go
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3.76 avg rating — 37 ratings
score: 177,
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2 people voted
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The Game of Go: The National Game of Japan
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3.64 avg rating — 44 ratings
score: 176,
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2 people voted
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Modern Joseki and Fuseki
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4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
score: 174,
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2 people voted
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Stepping Stones to Go: A Game of Strategy
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3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings
score: 173,
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2 people voted
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A Scientific Introduction to Go
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4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 165,
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2 people voted
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Mathematical Go: Chilling Gets the Last Point
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3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
score: 162,
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2 people voted
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38 Basic Joseki (Elementary Go Series, #2)
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3.77 avg rating — 106 ratings
score: 160,
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2 people voted
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Dictionary of Basic Joseki, Vol. 1
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4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings
score: 158,
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Dictionary of Basic Joseki Vol 2
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4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
score: 156,
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Dictionary of Basic Joseki Vol 3
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4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings
score: 153,
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Dictionary Of Basic Tesuji: Volume 1: Tesuji For Attacking
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4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings
score: 153,
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Dictionary of Basic Tesuji: Voume II: Tesuji for Defending
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4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 150,
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Dictionary of Basic Tesuji, Volume 3
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4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 148,
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Dictionary of Basic Tesuji: Voume IV
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4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
score: 146,
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Go! More Than a Game
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3.85 avg rating — 212 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Second Book of Go: What you need to know after you've learned the rules (Beginner and Elementary Go Books)
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4.02 avg rating — 121 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Opening Theory Made Easy: Twenty Strategic Principles to Improve Your Opening Game
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4.40 avg rating — 144 ratings
score: 100,
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Ez-Go: Oriental Strategy in a Nutshell
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4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 99,
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The Theory and Practice of Shapes
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4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 99,
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Go for Beginners
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3.84 avg rating — 308 ratings
score: 95,
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