Useful Go strategies

Go is a two-player board game that first originated in ancient China but is also very popular in Japan and Korea. There is significant strategy and philosophy involved in the game, and the number of possible games is vast—even when compared to chess.

GO Game Guide is an app to cover the entire game of Go by illustrating the nuances of the opening (fuseki), middle (chuban) and endgame (yose). Also included are chapters on clever moves (tesuji), life and death (shikatsu), how to win corner skirmishes (joseki), and how to accurately count.

Its 203 problems and their commented answers demonstrate to players of all level of skill not only successful moves, but also the incorrect moves and why they are wrong. This enables players to identify strengths and weaknesses in their games.

Useful Go strategies include:

* The opening (fuseki)

* The middle (chuban)

* The endgame (yose)

* Clever moves (tesuji)

* Life and death (shikatsu)

* Winning corner skirmishes (joseki)

* Accurate counting