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Fairbairn's “Life, Games and Commentaries of Honinbo Shuei” One of 3 New Books from SmartGo Books

SmartGo Books has been quietly adding more books over the last months, publisher Anders Kierulf reports. John Fairbairn's “The Life, Games and Commentaries of Honinbo Shuei” is one of three more books added recently, bringing the total to 61. “Honinbo Shuei” contains a full biography, detailed commentaries on 79 of his games, and 11 commentaries written by Shuei. "It combines six books that were available for the Kindle (combined price $54) into one $20 masterpiece while vastly improving readability and interactivity," says Kierulf. "One reason Shuei is so famous is because of his pure but elusive style; he is still esteemed as the best model for even modern professionals to follow." “Schwarz am Zug: Das Go-Übungsbuch” by Gunnar Dickfeld is SmartGo Books' first book in German, containing 131 go problems for beginners. "As with our other multi-lingual books (“Patterns of the Sanrensei” in Japanese and “How NOT to Play Go” in Spanish)," notes Kierulf, "English is always an option." Click here for more information on books by Brett und Stein Verlag. “The Workshop Lectures, vol. 5” by Yilun Yang 7P looks at choosing areas in the opening, handling unusual opening moves, and protecting positions. "As always, Mr. Yang emphasizes the importance of understanding general principles rather than memorizing particular patterns," says Kierulf. SmartGo Books is a free app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, with books available through in-app purchase.