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New In Print: Classic Handicap Books; SmartGo Says "Oui"

Classic Handicap Books: 
Whether giving or getting stones, two new translations of classic handicap go books will come in handy. Go master Guo Bailing's "Sanzi Pu" (Three-Stone Games) and "Sizi Pu" (Four-Stone Games, Part 1 & Part 2 have just been translated by Ruoshi Sun and published on Amazon's Create Space. The books contains hundreds of diagrams from Guo's research on three- and four-stone handicap games. In Guo's own words, "It is the author's intention to elucidate the countless variations and let people realize that they all follow the basic principles." Both books were recently added to the AGA's "New and Noteworthy" page where you'll find information and links to hundreds of go books both new and old.

SmartGo Says "Oui": 
Meanwhile, SmartGo Books is branching out into other languages. After releasing books in Japanese, Spanish, and German, SmartGo Books recently added two books in French: "Comment ne pas jouer au go" is the French translation of “How Not to Play Go” by Yuan Zhou (Slate & Shell), translated by Micaël Bérubé. Also, “Black to Play! - Train the Basics of Go” by Gunnar Dickfeld (Board N’Stones) now includes both French and Spanish translations. Click here for more information on SmartGo Books or here for information in French. Also just added to the SmartGo Books line-up: John Fairbairn’s “New Ways in Go: A complete translation of Honinbo Shuho's classic Hoen Shinpo”.