This brilliant and original survey of joseki, written by a top Japanese professional, is not only a practical, well-organized reference to help you chart your course through the myriad complications of standard joseki, but is also an illuminating analysis of their vital components such as tesuji and shape. It covers all important joseki and also deals with mistakes and alternatives in joseki. It is equally valuable as a reference work and as a primer in the fundamentals of go theory which underlie joseki.