{"product_id":"9784906574575","title":"Get Strong at the Endgame","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow do you win a won game?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do you win a lost game?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudy the endgame! More specifically, study this book and you will really\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eget strong at the endgame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt would be an exaggeration to say that most games are decided in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eendgame, but there is no question that a great many upsets are pulled off at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis stage. Players often come out of the opening with a clear lead, only to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esee it dwindle away in the endgame. On the other hand, if your opening\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand middle game are not so strong, the surest way to stage an upset is to become\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea strong endgame player. You will also find that the key to winning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehandicap games with white is not necessarily to study handicap openings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand josekis, but to get strong at the endgame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe endgame is the most difficult part of the game to play well, but this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook makes it easy. It starts out with a 42-problem test. Unless you are already\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estrong at the endgame, expect to do badly. But after studying the 120\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eendgame-tesuji problems in Part Two and the 101 endgame-calculation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproblems in Part Three, you should have no trouble scoring close to 100% on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis test. At that point you will be anxious to try out your newly developed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eskill with your go-playing friends at your local go club or on the Internet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book ends with 28 problems on 11x11 boards which illustrate the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einterplay between different-valued endgame moves in realistic situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudying these problems will help you understand when to forgo sente\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emoves for gote moves or when to go on the offensive with a sente move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kiseido Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036174794992,"sku":"9784906574575","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9784906574575_p0.jpg?v=1763715191","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9784906574575","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}