Thanks for your comments! I know noticed you are the writer of infamous "Shape up"
Charles Matthews wrote:
PlaySlow wrote:For shapes you suggest the book of 'Shape up'? One of my friends is 1 kyu at Kgs and told me he got 4 stones better after solving Tesuji (in 2 3 months). He was 12k before solving tesuji.
Actually, if we are talking about my own books, Teach Yourself Go (now Be a Master at Go: Teach Yourself) is designed to get players to 10 kyu. Shape Up! is meant for players 10 kyu to 5 kyu, if read according to the "simple course".
The study of shape interacts with the study of tesuji in quite an interesting way: but there are more chances to play "good shape" in a game than tesuji. How do you get into good positions? By taking key points, and playing better shapes than the opponent. But first you have to learn some basic shape concepts ...
