Xiping Fan

Go Book of Peach Blossom Spring Xiping Fan

Publisher Marketing: Fan Xiping (1709 - ?), titled "guoshou" and go saint, was one of the strongest players in the Qing dynasty. Together with Shi Xiangxia, their Ten-Game Match at Danghu is widely regarded as the pinnacle of go in ancient China. In the masterpiece "Go Book of Peach Blossom Spring," Fan summarizes his unique findings from his lifelong research with an exposition of 20 basic positions in over 400 variations. Table of Contents: Foreword Preface Part I 9-5 Cap (44 variations) 3-6 Invasion (28 variations) Entering the Corner with the Very Large Knight's Move (12 variations) 3-6 Invasion After Diagonal Attachment (24 variations) 3-5 Invasion and Hane (40 variations) Attacking with Two-Space Extension and Keima (36 variations) Corner Seal (7 variations) Inappropriate Corner Seal (6 variations) Kosumi Seal (16 variations) Jump Seal After Diagonal Attachment (11 variations) Keima Seal After Diagonal Attachment (9 variations) 9-4 Press (4 variations) Part II 5-6 Keima Attack (44 variations) Double Kakari (56 variations) Three-Space Extension (16 variations) 3-5 Invasion (15 variations) 2-5 Invasion (21 variations) Clamp Invasion After Diagonal Attachment (6 variations) Clamp Invasion After Attachment and Jump (8 variations) Cross Cut (55 variations) 271 pages Sensei's Library: http: //senseis.xmp.net/?PeachBlossom ==================== Translations by Ruoshi Sun: "Three-Stone Games" by Guo Bailing https: //www.createspace.com/4590413 "Four-Stone Games" by Guo Bailing Part I https: //www.createspace.com/4592900 Part II https: //www.createspace.com/4633416 "Games of Wonder" by Wu Jun and Wu Jiong http: //www.createspace.com/4733019 "Go Book of Peach Blossom Spring" by Fan Xiping http: //www.createspace.com/4742860