读完“初学者”部分的前面几点后，这让我想起了看影山利郎七段写的《围棋基本功》（Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go）[0]时的经历（围棋这个游戏）。那是一本极好的书，他在书里强调基本功，哪怕你觉得自己已经远超这个水平了。我在不同的水平阶段把这本书从头到尾读过很多遍……
After reading the first few bits in the "beginner" section, this reminds me of my experience with "Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go" by Kageyama Toshiro 7p [0] (Go the game). It's a terrific book where he stresses the fundamentals even if you feel like you're above it. I read the book cover-to-cover many times at different stages…
…brilliant moves can be a bit hard to follow. - There is the smart go apps for iPad, which is very useful for both tsumegos and game replay (it has a large collection of games) - I'd suggest the book "Lessons in the fundamentals of Go" by Kageyama Toshiro. I'm not sure if the book is out of print, but it helps a lot to get a sense of the game (ie. all those "fuzzy" criteria as joe_the_user mentioned). [0] http://senseis.xmp.net/?BenjaminTeuber%2FGuideToBecomeStrong
…how I often view programming: having strong knowledge of the fundamentals allows for immediate and precisely correct planning and action in the moves to come. In one of my favorite Go books entitled Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go, the author Kageyama expresses the same sentiments: mastering the basics is fundamental for progression at every point in the player's career. He begins the book with what is very much an exercise taking…
I highly recommend Kageyama's Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go. It does a great job explaining, with problems, the foundations necessary to become a decent go player. It is better than any other book I have seen on the subject.
> 围棋基本功（Lessons in the fundamentals of Go）
值得注意的是，就像很多书名里带“基本功/基础”（fundamentals）的书一样，这本（极棒的）书其实并不是给初学者看的。
> Lessons in the fundamentals of Go It's worth noting that, like many books with words like "fundamentals" in the title, that (excellent) book is not really intended for beginners.
The other recommendations are good, but I think they're higher level than this. The Graded Go Problems series (in this case the "For Beginners" books) are good and cover a lot of the basic tactics. Lessons In The Fundamentals Of Go is probably worth reading when you reach your first "plateau" (stop improving despite regular play and problems).
读完“初学者”部分的前面几点后，这让我想起了看影山利郎七段写的《围棋基本功》（Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go）[0]时的经历（围棋这个游戏）。那是一本极好的书，他在书里强调基本功，哪怕你觉得自己已经远超这个水平了。我在不同的水平阶段把这本书从头到尾读过很多遍……
After reading the first few bits in the "beginner" section, this reminds me of my experience with "Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go" by Kageyama Toshiro 7p [0] (Go the game). It's a terrific book where he stresses the fundamentals even if you feel like you're above it. I read the book cover-to-cover many times at different stages…
……妙手可能有点难看懂。- iPad 上有 SmartGo 这类 app，用来做死活题和打谱都非常有用（里面有大量的棋谱）- 我推荐影山利郎的《围棋基本功》这本书。我不确定这本书是不是绝版了，但它对建立大局观非常有帮助（也就是 joe_the_user 提到的那些“模糊”的判断标准）。[0] http://senseis.xmp.net/?BenjaminTeuber%2FGuideToBecomeStrong
…brilliant moves can be a bit hard to follow. - There is the smart go apps for iPad, which is very useful for both tsumegos and game replay (it has a large collection of games) - I'd suggest the book "Lessons in the fundamentals of Go" by Kageyama Toshiro. I'm not sure if the book is out of print, but it helps a lot to get a sense of the game (ie. all those "fuzzy" criteria as joe_the_user mentioned). [0] http://senseis.xmp.net/?BenjaminTeuber%2FGuideToBecomeStrong
……这跟我平时看编程的角度很像：对基本功有扎实的掌握，就能对接下来的几步棋做出立即且精准正确的规划与行动。在我最喜欢的围棋书之一《围棋基本功》中，作者影山也表达了同样的看法：掌握基础对于棋手职业生涯中每一个阶段的提升都是根本性的。他在书的开头就摆出了一个可以说是非常考验……
…how I often view programming: having strong knowledge of the fundamentals allows for immediate and precisely correct planning and action in the moves to come. In one of my favorite Go books entitled Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go, the author Kageyama expresses the same sentiments: mastering the basics is fundamental for progression at every point in the player's career. He begins the book with what is very much an exercise taking…
我极力推荐影山的《围棋基本功》。它用习题把成为一个水平过得去的棋手所必须的基础讲得非常透彻。这比我看过的任何一本关于这个主题的书都要好。
I highly recommend Kageyama's Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go. It does a great job explaining, with problems, the foundations necessary to become a decent go player. It is better than any other book I have seen on the subject.
> 围棋基本功（Lessons in the fundamentals of Go） 值得注意的是，就像很多书名里带“基本功/基础”（fundamentals）的书一样，这本（极棒的）书其实并不是给初学者看的。
> Lessons in the fundamentals of Go It's worth noting that, like many books with words like "fundamentals" in the title, that (excellent) book is not really intended for beginners.
其他的推荐都不错，但我感觉它们的难度都比这个高。《围棋死活题分级精解》系列（在这里指的是“初学者”系列）很好，涵盖了大量的基本战术。《围棋基本功》大概适合在你遇到第一个“瓶颈期”（即经常下棋和做题但水平不再提升）的时候去读。
The other recommendations are good, but I think they're higher level than this. The Graded Go Problems series (in this case the "For Beginners" books) are good and cover a lot of the basic tactics. Lessons In The Fundamentals Of Go is probably worth reading when you reach your first "plateau" (stop improving despite regular play and problems).