Hi,

I recently made a complete PDF (ebook) version of the Guanzi Pu -- a classic Chinese problem collection from 1660 -- and could not find such a version on western websites, so thought I would share here for anyone interested. It includes all 1473-problems (plus a few extras) and answers. You can use it on your ebook reader, PC, or other portable device you may have. Hope it's useful.

This is just the kind of thing I was looking for! Thanks logan!

Good job Logan!

I have one question; could you estimate how hard these problems are? I don't want to waste any of the problems by finding the wrong answers and then looking at the solution. =]

http://senseis.xmp.net/?GuanziPu

http://de.scribd.com/doc/7235474/%E5%9B ... F%E7%89%88


Guanzi Pu is one of the Problem Collections that is considered high dan / pro level. Although iirc it is the easiest of those. Some problems are easy at the beginning, but iirc it ramps up.

I typeset the problems some years ago. One copy of the PDF is hosted at http://www.vega-nick.com/go/GuanZiPu/gzp.pdf. It's set with multiple problem per page, but doesn't include the solutions.

Thank-you for the kind words everyone. Happy it's useful.

It has a wide audience. The difficult ranges from DDK-Dan. Some problems have 1-2 move solutions while others 30+.

When I imagine the context of the classic problems sets, in a time when there were not hundreds of tsumego books, and the size of the Guanzi Pu, I can imagine this set guiding someone from their time as a beginner to professional. Some problems were too difficult for them at certain points, so they would regularly revisit the collection (along with the Xuanxuan Qijing) solving more and more problems until they truly mastered the entire set. Even such recent, top players as Lee Sedol have talked about their dedicated learning from the classic problem sets.

Yes, I saw this version pwaldron. Thank-you for your hard work

As you mentioned, it doesn't include the solutions; and also doesn't contain all the problems (missing a few hundred).

Thanks very much for sharing!

This problem collection is very highly considered by a YC/Tygem 9d who thought it was key contributor for him getting to 9d from 7d in two years.

OK, then I guess I better print it out and burn it.


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LOL, somebody “liked” this comment, and only now I realise that I apparently misread illluck’s comment, I misunderstood it thus: that it contributed to a decline, to getting from 9d to 7d in two years
I must’ve thought that it was either a mistake or sarcasm or something, therefore my odd remark

Sorry for that. Bad reading, just like in my games.
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Any chance of posting the sgf used to create the pdf? There are a several software packages now that can make good use of problems in sgf format.

Thanks for the pdf version.

I got .SGF problems from http://www.u-go.net/classic/ & http://www.flygo.net/jdqp.html. But there are many other website too.

Go to section 死活名著 (Life & Death Classics) for problem collections. There is nice one "濑越宪作死活辞典" (Segoe's Tsumego Dictionary). Also, online interactive version of other classics: http://www.101weiqi.com/book/

You can use 'Print' feature from free programs like Drago to help print .SGF collections; and free ebook creators, such as Bullzip.

You don't need lot of money to become strong at go, just consistent hard-work

Thanks! Do you think you could recreate it so that all the answers are at the end, instead of following the problems?

Thank you!

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thanks for sharing!

Wow! Thanks a lot for sharing. This is superb.

I'm very happy to see that all the known works of Guo Bailing are now available

This is awesome! Thanks logan. I think it's the perfect tsumego set for low - mid dan players trying to reach high dan level before having to tackle the more difficult Igo Hatsuyoron or Kwon Kapyong's tsumego series.

Hi, problem 491, why the answer isn't instead of 3, play atari, black capture, then atari with hane on 1st line ? Someone can help me please ?

The post where Agrego allegedly quotes logan has a link on which you should not click. I did, because I thought it was about the tool logan used to make this, but it was something very different.

If Agrego posted this on purpose, well ... if not, then please Agrego, adapt your post.

Two separate points:

1. If you are referring to Problem 491 of Volume 1, there is no Atari unless 3 is in place.

2. Very many of the problems in the Guanzipu are defective in small but important ways. The commonest issue is surrounding stones missing or misplaced. The answers also omit many significant lines, and in quite a few cases ko solutions are overlooked. Nobody should be using the Guanzipu without a tour guide. A free copy is far from the bargain people think it is.