--- product_id: 10523772 title: "Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game (Volume I)" price: "165 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/10523772-learn-to-play-go-a-masters-guide-to-the-ultimate store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game (Volume I) **Price:** 165 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game (Volume I) - **How much does it cost?** 165 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/10523772-learn-to-play-go-a-masters-guide-to-the-ultimate) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game (Volume I) [Kim, Janice, Jeong, Soo-hyun] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game (Volume I) Review: Good For Complete Beginners - The information therein is solid and I recommend this to anybody considering the great game of Go for the first time. Review: Excellent intorduction to Go - Review – Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game” This book is the first volume to a 5 volume set by Janice Kim and Jeong Soo-hyun, both masters of the game. It is written as an introduction to the game and is intended to enable a player to play at the most basic levels of the game Go. It succeeds very well. I do not feel ready to go out and play tournaments, but I could play simple games. The Game of Go has very simple rules. But the strategy and tactics are extremely complicated. While computers can beat the world champion chess players, they can only play the very elementary levels of Go. The book has been carefully formatted with very many board examples of the game. The writing is clear and easy to understand. The levels of complexity have been kept to a minimum, with more to come in the remaining four volumes of the series. And while deep study is needed to master the game, this book enables the English speaking American to at least start to play. After reviewing several other books on Go, I decided to try this series by Janice Kim. I am glad I chose Kim's books. This is an excellent introduction to the Game of Go. I look forward to reading and working my way through the rest of the series. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #116,306 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #105 in Board Games (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (232) | | Dimensions | 7.5 x 0.42 x 9.25 inches | | Edition | 3rd | | ISBN-10 | 1453632891 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1453632895 | | Item Weight | 13.6 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 184 pages | | Publication date | June 22, 2010 | | Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | ## Images ![Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game (Volume I) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71vSn1VYJ2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good For Complete Beginners *by R***D on January 26, 2026* The information therein is solid and I recommend this to anybody considering the great game of Go for the first time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent intorduction to Go *by G***R on June 27, 2015* Review – Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game” This book is the first volume to a 5 volume set by Janice Kim and Jeong Soo-hyun, both masters of the game. It is written as an introduction to the game and is intended to enable a player to play at the most basic levels of the game Go. It succeeds very well. I do not feel ready to go out and play tournaments, but I could play simple games. The Game of Go has very simple rules. But the strategy and tactics are extremely complicated. While computers can beat the world champion chess players, they can only play the very elementary levels of Go. The book has been carefully formatted with very many board examples of the game. The writing is clear and easy to understand. The levels of complexity have been kept to a minimum, with more to come in the remaining four volumes of the series. And while deep study is needed to master the game, this book enables the English speaking American to at least start to play. After reviewing several other books on Go, I decided to try this series by Janice Kim. I am glad I chose Kim's books. This is an excellent introduction to the Game of Go. I look forward to reading and working my way through the rest of the series. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent for those that are completely new to the game *by S***Z on September 10, 2013* There are several beginner books out there, this one fits well those people that pretty much have never played a game and need to learn about the objective and rules of the game. People that are beginners but have already played a few games, understand about captures and basic life and death will probably be better served by going straight to Volume 2 of this series or look for a different beginner book, such as Go for Beginners . The book consists of two parts, with the first one focusing on Fundamentals and the second one on Basic Techniques. In the Fundamentals, the authors do a very nice job in explaining the basics of the game. This is why I am recommending this for people that don't even know about the rules, since here they will get a step by step explanation on the objective of the game, how play works, capturing, illegal moves, the rule about ko and counting territory at the end of a game. They use diagrams generously and even beginners won't need to grab a board in order to follow the explanations. They also do a very good job with terminology, which can be overwhelming. Thus, they use the English name for many of the terms and only in important cases revert back to the Korean or Japanese names, with a clear explanation of what they mean of course. Compared to the book by Iwamoto mentioned above, the examples here are much simpler. When explaining connecting and cutting the authors focus on the basics and stop there. At least in the Fundamentals part, when they move over to Basic Techniques there is a little deeper examination of capturing (ladders, snapbacks, throw-ins, etc.), connecting, life and death, capturing races, ko fights, and endgame. In the book by Iwamoto, the examples are much deeper and require the reader to have some experience with reading (being able to mentally calculate a sequence of moves) in order to understand some of these. I particularly liked the test questions at the end of each chapter, since these allow the reader to check and see if she understood properly the concepts that were presented. There are special sections throughout the book with additional information, such as where to play on the internet, how go rankings are defined, and many others. Those people that are brand new to the game can seriously benefit from reading this book, but those that have already some experienced will likely find it too basic and will be better served to look at the options mentioned above. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/10523772-learn-to-play-go-a-masters-guide-to-the-ultimate](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/10523772-learn-to-play-go-a-masters-guide-to-the-ultimate) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-05-07*