{"product_id":"lessons-in-the-fundamentals-of-go-9784906574285","title":"Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book's main themes are the importance of fundamentals, the philosophy of go, and how to study. It should be read deliberately, a chapter a day at the fastest, and a fortnight to finish the whole book. If the reader will then spend another fortnight rereading it and learning from it as he would from a good instructor, I think I can promise that he will surmount the barrier of his present rank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKageyama, Toshiro:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Toshiro Kageyama was born in 1926 in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. A go player since his youth, he won the All-Japan Amateur Honinbo tournament in 1948 and turned professional the following year. His promotion record is: Shodan 1949 2-dan 1950 3-dan 1951 4-dan 1953 5-dan 1955 6-dan 1961 7-dan 1977 In 1953 he took first place in the second division of the Oteai (the professional ranking tournament), and in 1965 and 1966 he was runner-up in the Kodansha tournament (a competition among 5- to 7-dan professionals). In 1967 he won the Takamatsu-no-miya prize. He was known for his steady style of play and accuracy at calculation.","brand":"Kiseido Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671589228818,"sku":"9784906574285","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4f87476b-0f4f-4c28-b383-63dfcf4f1683.jpg?v=1733804790","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lessons-in-the-fundamentals-of-go-9784906574285","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}