We will translate it to Japanese one day, so Japanese pros will get a chance to learn something

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Do you really think, Japanese are unable to read Western diagrams ?

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The really most difficult Go problem ever: https://igohatsuyoron120.de/index.htm
Igo Hatsuyōron #120 (really solved by KataGo)

and you really cant understand sarcasm ?

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sorry for my english - im Marsian

Perhaps my posting contains some ?

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The really most difficult Go problem ever: https://igohatsuyoron120.de/index.htm
Igo Hatsuyōron #120 (really solved by KataGo)

This is totally off topic but Rina is awesome.

Yeah Alex, won't you give us a free copy?

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Stefany, web programmer

Don't you think you are starting to act a little too overproud? I thought you were a modest Go player. Seems I was wrong.

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Stefany, web programmer

@Stefany93
This thread was silent for about six weeks between these two posts. I truly don't understand the need for your latest post, unless it's that you're upset that Alex didn't give you a free copy of his book!

Well, then how about a review!

I've been reading this book on and off for the last couple of weeks and have really enjoyed it. The format is quite conversational, with the chapters organized as a discussion between Alex and An. I especially have enjoyed this glimpse into how two pros view the board. What aspects of a position do they focus on? What do they find interesting, and what am I drawn to which them immediately reject? Which points do they agree on, which points do they diverge on? Even ignoring the contents of the book (which are very interesting) you can get a feel for how pros see the board. It is all a little bit Malkovich, in a good way.

There is some question about how new a "New Move" is, I suppose. I've run into some of the new moves before in other contexts, and at least one of them is quite old. Move #12 is a classical Chinese joseki (http://senseis.xmp.net/?ChineseClassicalJoseki) which I first learned about while watching one of Aguilar's games (it resulted in a catastrophe for his opponent). But I don't think this is a negative thing at all --- even these old moves are new in the sense of "you and the people you play may have never seen them". Maybe more important, Alex and An analyze these moves in depth and from a modern perspective.

All in all, I have really enjoyed this book. I hope that there are more books written with this pro-pro conversational format.

Sounds good ... might be something I will get myself for christmas.

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