"The Middle Game of Go", long out of print, has just been reprinted.
It is available on Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0923891773/
This is the third of a three part series on go by Sakata Eio. The
other two have also been recently reprinted and are available at:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0923891757/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0923891765/
Sakata Eio is regarded as one of the strongest go players of the 20th
century. He was born on February 15, 1920 in Tokyo, Japan. After
winning most of the major titles in the 1950s, in 1961 he finally took
the Honinbo title from Takagawa Kaku who had held it for a record nine
consecutive terms. In 1963, Sakata captured the Meijin title, making
him the first player simultaneously to hold the two titles Meijin-
Honinbo. Sakata's peak came in 1964, when he won 30 games and lost
only two and held seven major titles: Meijin, Honinbo, Nihon Ki-in
Championship, Asahi Pro Best Ten, Oza, Nihon Kiin Number One, and NHK
Cup. Sakata is now 86 and lives in Tokyo. He is retired but still
active. This book, "The Middle Game of Go" or "Chubansen", first
published in 1971, was Sakata's third book published in English, the
first being "Modern Joseki and Fuseki, Vol. 1" and the second being
"Modern Joseki and Fuseki, Vol. 2, The Opening Theory of Go". These
volumes are now regarded as a classics in Go literature. They are also
the first books published by The Ishi Press. This book, along with the
two other volumes in his series by Sakata Eio, made The Ishi Press the
world's leading English language publisher on the game of go.
Sam Sloan
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