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Go Equipment


Postage and Packing: 10% for UK addresses and 20% for elsewhere in the world, minimum postage £1
Go setFolding Wooden Go Set   £52.99
The wooden board is 31 cm square and the stones are plastic. The case, when closed, measures approximately 37 cm by 23 cm.


Wooden Go Set with Two-Part BoardWooden Go Set with Two-Part Board (Glass Stones)  £63.99
The wooden board is divided into two parts which connect together magnetically when playing. The board is 42 cm x 45.5 cms and the glass stones (180 black and 180 white) are 2.2 cms in diameter and come in two kidney-shaped containers. On the reverse of the board is a 'quick-go' 13 x 13 grid. This set comes boxed and with simple instructions..


 
Large Wooden Go SetLarge Wooden Go Set  £39.99
Wooden board is 48.0cm x 48.0cm x 2.0cm, with 2.3cm glass stones. There are two canvas bags in which to store the stones.


Wooden Go Set (with drawers)Wooden Go Set (with drawers)  £29.99
Wooden board is 30.2cm x 30.2cm x 4.0cm , with 1.3cm plastic stones. There are two drawers in which to store the stones.


magnetic go setFolding Magnetic Go set   £35.25
Folding board, 25 cm square, with magnetic stones.


The Go Pack £24.99The Go Pack   £25.99

  • Fully-illustrated step-by-step guide to learning Go by Matthew McFadyen (six-dan)
  • Full-sized playing board


Roll-Up Go £19.99Roll-Up Go   £19.99

  • Full size Go in a tube
  • tan coloured leatherette
  • 19x19 board, 45.5 x 42cms
  • 8.5 mm plastic Go stones (160 black, 160 white; 21 mm in diameter)
  • with simple instructions.



Go Software


Postage & Packing is £1.50 per item for UK addresses, and £3.00 per software item for elsewhere in the world.
Go AT Ease CD-ROMGo AT Ease (Go GATE) £39.99
From SOHARE, Yutopian Enterprises. This program is designed to get children and beginners enthusiastic about the game of Go by teaching them the game through attractive animations, beautiful music and cute cartoon characters. Lessons include: introduction to Go, basics of Go, concept of territory, liberties, eyes, illegal moves, capturing, cutting and connecting, basic techniques and counting. The program also includes 1000 problems on various topics. Children and beginners can practice their skills by playing 9x9 games against HandTalk (a champion computer Go program). The search capability allows the user to search for any topic at any time.
Minimum requirements: 486 PC or higher, 8 MB RAM, CD drive, sound card, 256 colours or better, Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.


The Many Faces of Go version 11.0 CD-ROMThe Many Faces of Go version 11.0 £69.99
From Smart Games. The all around best Go program is much stronger than before. A client for the Internet Go Server has been integrated so you can play on-line using a familiar interface. The user interface now features sound, board rotation, better game editing, and improved printing. The complete on-line manual includes the history and culture of Go.
For the beginner, this program features: beautiful 3-D stones and wood grain; the opportunity to play white, black, both (with a friend) or neither (watch the computer play); board size 7x7 up to 19x19, with or without handicaps; extensive on-line tutorial on rules and basic strategy; over 2000 problems; over 1000 commented amateur games; hints or suggested moves; explanations of the computer's moves; group strengths and liberty counts; current territory estimates.
For the advanced player, this program features: a very strong Go engine (1998 ING World Computer Go Champion, 10 times US Computer Go Champion); over 1000 professional games, many annotated; complete game editor; Joseki tutor with 50000 opening moves; game library of over 5500 professional games; opening library built from over 35000 games; connection with other Go players over the Internet; Japanese, Chinese, GOE or American rules.
Minimum requirements: Pentium PC (recommended: 250 MHz or faster), 16 MB RAM, 50 MB hard disk space. Runs under Windows 95/98/ME, NT/2000/XP.


GoGoD Database & Encyclopaedia CD-ROM £36.00
GoGoD Database & EncyclopaediaSgf games... History... Players... Dictionaries... Problems... News... Results... Search Engine... Photos... Commentaries... 9x9... Anecdotes... Tournaments... Timelines... Maps... Features... Classics... GoScorer... Kombilo... Screensaver... Updates. CD-ROM



Go Books


Prices exclude postage. Add 10% for UK addresses and 20% for elsewhere in the world. Minimum postage £1.
Title Author Publisher Price Buy
Teach Yourself Go Charles Matthews Hodder & Stoughton £8.99
Go for Kids - Yutopian Enterprises £15.99
Go and Go-Moku Edward Lasker Dover £6.95
Tesuji James Davies Kiseido £12.99
Attack and Defence Akira Ishida & James Davies Kiseido £12.99
38 Basic Joseki Kiyoshi Kosugi & James Davies Kiseido £11.99
Life and Death James Davies Kiseido £11.99
The Endgame Tomoko Ogawa & James Davies Kiseido £12.99
In the Beginning Ikuro Ishigure Kiseido £11.99
Reducing Territorial Frameworks Shuko Fujisawa Kiseido £12.00
Basic Techniques of Go Harayama & Nagahara Ishi £10.00
Five Hundred and One Tesuji Problems Richard Bozulich Kiseido £12.99
Get Strong at Handicap Go Nagahara Yoshiaki & Richard Bozulic Kiseido £11.00
Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game Cho Chikun Kiseido £8.00
Graded Go Problems for Beginners: volume 1 Introductory Kano Yoshinori Kiseido £11.00
Graded Go Problems for Beginners: volume 2 Elementary Kano Yoshinori Kiseido £13.99
Graded Go Problems for Beginners: volume 3 Intermediate Kano Yoshinori Kiseido £13.99
Graded Go Problems for Beginners: volume 4 Advanced Kano Yoshinori Kiseido £13.99
Get Strong at Joseki 1 Richard Bozulich Kiseido £11.00
Get Strong at Joseki 2 Richard Bozulich with Furuyama Kazunari Kiseido £11.00
Get Strong at Joseki 3 Richard Bozulich & Furuyama Kazunari Kiseido £11.00
Get Strong at Tesuji Richard Bozulich Kiseido £11.00
Get Strong at the Endgame Richard Bozulich Kiseido £11.00
Get Strong at Life and Death Richard Bozulich Kiseido £11.00
Get Strong at Attacking Richard Bozulich Kiseido £11.00
Get Strong at the Opening Richard Bozulich Kiseido £11.00
Get Strong at Invading Richard Bozulich Kiseido £11.00
Improve Your Intuition: volume 1: Intuition in the Opening Takagawa Kaku Slate & Shell £7.00
Improve Your Intuition: volume 2: Intuition in the Middle Game: part 1: Attack and Defense Takagawa Kaku Slate & Shell £7.00
Improve Your Intuition: volume 3: Intuition in the Middle Game: part 2: How to Reduce a Moyo Takagawa Kaku Slate & Shell £7.00
The ABC's of Attack and Defense Michael Redmond Slate & Shell £18.00
Go Basics: Concepts and Strategies for New Players (157 pp) Peter Shotwell Tuttle £10.99
Go! More Than a Game Peter Shotwell Tuttle £10.99
The Game of Go Arthur Smith Tuttle £9.99

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