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S&S news: “Rethinking Opening Strategy" #1 new release; Iwamoto classic returns

Slate & Shell’s new book, “Rethinking Opening Strategy: AlphaGo’s Impact on Pro Play” by Yuan Zhou, was recently the number one new release in board games on Amazon, reports publisher Bill Cobb. 

"It is selling like hot cakes" Cobb tells the E-Journal. In other Slate and Shell news, Iwamoto Kaoru's classic book "Invasion in Common Go Positions," is available again. This book was originally published as part of “Keshi and Uchikomi: Reduction and Invasion in Go.” After substantial revision, the “Keshi” section was republished as “Invasions.” This definitive work analyzes both how to invade common situations in go games and how to defend against such invasions. "These are normal situations that regularly occur, making the discussion useful in everyday play," says Cobb.