al i ATTACK AND DEFENSE Akira Ishida FeAbout the Authore AKIRA ISHIDA tas born in 1949 in Tokyo, second on to 2 2-an profesional go PlkyerHe became profesional pup atthe ag of te nde ro Fesonalshodan wight years ln, ad hat ben ezing rapid pro imo 73 Sam 1979 He has made bis mark on the tousmnent scene as wel, having Finished fst or secand nf events thru 1979; 1972-won the upper dvson ofthe Ota ranking) tourrament 1976-Mhised second inthe Prime initers Cup tournament 1977-fnshed 2nd in the T-dan bracket of the Kise turmament 1918 the Shinin-© 1979-9on the Shinia-0 tle He was avared the Kido pie for outstanding tecuigue in 1978, JAMES DAVIES ‘as bor in 145 in Phdadelpia He sted mathenati st Obed Coleg andthe University of Washington, but in 1970 the gxme oF 0 Grew him 0 Jepan, where he haved since, An amateur ($-cu) Player buts semiprofenional writer, he busted oul uneroxs ows and coun mapzine atts on go ATTACK AND DEFENSE by Akira Isida James Davies Kiseido Publishing Company Tokyo, Santa Monica, AmsterdamPublished by Kiseido Publishing Company (CPO ox 1140 Toye, Japan © Copyright 1960 by Ishida Aki al James Davies Copyright 197 by Ishida Akira and James Davies This book is distributed in Europe by Selinak en Gowinkel het Para Allis reserved according tointemationl law Thishook lorany parts thessol may not be eepaodaced in any oom with- out wrtlen permission from the publisher ist Peinting January 1980 Fourth Printing September 1997 Painted in Korea PREFACE ‘The mide gave the mos tangled and chat pat ofthe game of go. By the ime the ag i reached vy game ha developed i its own post wy, andthe same santion never seems to come Up ences Yor dest the vast very of forms, thee are cern brs ices that shine through and reveal order i the chaos: pi tiples wich a contact moves for defese, oncontact moves for tuck; techniuce sch ts Ialng and spliting. Knowledge of cise Senet to any payors props; dis book atempts to explin then, Onpnizaion (Our main themes the egy and actos oflargecale phi Then ace covered ln Captre Two to Four, which fom th core of the book. Chapter One sets to sage by dnc the tia balances that the Rgiog ie all soot, Chapters Five and Six on forcing tnd inducing ad necnayreinements. Chapters Seven and Fight then apply thie knowledge to the invasion and reduction of lage tnd small ftsewora, Chapter Nine conden ko iting. Chapter {Ten offers sma and ee in the form of twenty flloard oblens Proreqistes We asume that the reader falar with he bas move of the me ~ the diagonal move, bane, onesface jum, ec. — and that Ih knows what push, a ca, and an smason ue If he doesnot, he should reed Val. 1 of tise, nde Betuny,and nd out. We ao asure that fair with elementary tacts lad hrs ete, ~ and that he Know the mening ofthe term "al Ac tual, noel tact knowledge is needed to compreerd this bok in-a general may, but ome such knowledge wil prove necessary to follow stim deal and even more wl be Zequired when puting fits contents co ue, Reader who are defcent in atc should work Through Vol. 3 of tise, es