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Upgrades and Book Additions from SmartGo Books

More than two dozen – 27, to be exact – go books are now available in SmartGo Books 1.4. “In addition to including the full text and diagrams of the print versions, you can replay the moves directly in the diagrams,” reports author Anders Kierulf. A new feature includes inline diagrams, enabling many seemingly cryptic move sequences mentioned in the text to be tapped to display as a diagram (see image). Some of the new books offered include "The Games of Fujisawa Shuko" by John Power (Kiseido), which features all 40 games played by Shuko in the Kisei title games, with their Go World commentary.

"Tesuji and Anti-Suji of Go" by Sakata Eio (Yutopian): This out-of-print classic explores 61 tesuji models. "Learn to Play Go" by Janice Kim (Good Move Press): The complete five volumes of this series are now available. "Single Digit Kyu Game Commentaries" (volumes 1 and 2) by Yuan Zhou (Slate & Shell): A great look at common kyu-level mistakes in tactics and strategy. The SmartGo Books app (for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch) is a free download, and a sample chapter of each book is free. The full books are available through in-app purchase at a significant discount to the print versions. Click here for more information.