Any good books to read on stone efficiency?

[KenPruitt]

See topic.

[moyoaji]

The only book I've ever read that seems to look at this idea in any depth is The Direction of Play by Kajiwara Takeo. It discusses how to find the largest point on the board in the opening of the game based on which stones have already been played, which has everything to do with playing efficiently. I really liked the book, but it does only look at the opening (it actually ends by discussing an early mid-game position).

It is more of an opening theory book, but if that is the kind of thing you are looking for then I would recommend it.

[Bill Spight]

it's hard not for a good go book to be about the efficiency of stones, since getting more out of your stones than your opponent does out of his is the main point of the game.

However, books about the opening are more likely to address efficiency directly than other books.

[Uberdude]

Beyond Forcing Moves is about playing your stones in the best order to maximise their efficiency and reduce your opponent's.

[LarryHH]

Try some books on good shape and on tesuji. Ishi Press and Kiseido Publishing Co.

Making good shape (Mastering the basics, vol. 3).
by Rob van Zeist (Author), Richard Bozulich (Author). Paperback, 205 pages. $21.75 plus shipping.

Tesuji by James Davies (Author), Richard Bozulich (Author). Paperback, 256 pages.

Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go (Beginner and Elementary Go Books)
by Toshiro Kageyama. Paperback, 268 pages.

Direction of Play by Takeo Kajiwara, 9-dan. (1979, 2006) Paperback, 250 pages.

[nacroxnicke]

Breakthrough Shodan discusses how one should choose moves emphasizing the center and attack instead of territory to get the most efficiency on handicap or star stones.