Key Concepts in Life and Death

This is the fourth volume in Richard Hunter's popular series of thorough studies of particular techniques in the game of Go. It focuses on two tactics: killing groups by creating a dead shape inside (nakade) and the technique called "playing under the stones" (ishi-no-shita), which is useful for both killing and living. As in the other volumes, Hunter begins with the basics in a way that can be followed by beginners, but carries through to a high level of analysis that will be useful to dan players. Most players pay too little attention to these two useful techniques and overlook opportunities to use them in their games.