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RULES © SAMPRE“GAMES:> STRATE GIE’S LEARNING AND MASTERING THE MOST CHALLENGING GAME IN THE WORLD YG «in Wats Wa WS | May | 5 IA m0 Bia od “Sa THE CAME OF GO LEARNING AND MASTERING THE MOST CHALLENGING GAME IN THE WORLD Matthew Macfadyen CARIION CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS BOOK ... 6 SECTION I: THE RULES CHAPTER 1: CAPTURE 7 Atari Go - the capturing game 10 Tricks for capturing stones 11 Some tricks for rescuing stones 17 Problems 19 Etiquette 22 CHAPTER 2: TERRITORY .. The Territory Game Combining the simple games 26 An example game 27 Counting the score 31 Repeating positions ~ a curiosity 32 The rules in full 34 Problems summarising the rules 35 SECTION 2: PRINCIPLES OF SKILFUL PLAY CHAPTER 3: LIFE AND DEATH ...... . 38 The inside boundary 38 False Eyes 40 More sacrifice tricks 42 How to kill 44 Life and Death problems 47

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