Go is an elegant game; its rules are few and simple. Yet much is made About how hard a game it is to learn. The problem, 1 believe, is in the presentation. Beginners who start out on the standard 19x19 board are bound to become awed by the enormous number of points, there are to play on. But if they are introduced to go on a 9x9 board, the time it takes to learn the game can be greatly reduced.
With this in mind, I have tried to present the rules of go to the beginner In an easy-to-understand manner. Using four example games on a 9x9 board, I gradually introduce the rules and the method of counting the score. After finishing the first chapter, the reader will immediately grasp what go is all about. The rule of capture is covered in the second chapter. What constitutes a Uving group is explained in the third chapter, and the rule for ко is the subject of the fourth chapter. In the process of presenting these games, I have made sure that the method of counting the score is clearly illustrated... (from author)