I already own the Ishida edition of this dictionary and I am trying to decide whether or not to buy the new (Takao) edition. I also own the excellent Nihon Kiin Handbook of Even Game Joseki, http://www.yutopian.com/go/bookeg/PAY36.html .

How does this work compare with the Nihon Kiin Handbook? How does it compare with Kogo's Joseki Dictionary? These works show that there have been significant advances in many of the most basic joseki since the 1977 Ishida edition. (http://waterfire.us/joseki.htm, either the December 2010 or the July 2011 edition)

Kiseido's review of the Takao edition says that it contains many new variations of the magic sword joseki and the large avalanche joseki. (This is not terribly encouraging since the magic sword and the large avavlance with their numerous variations are not really basic joseki.) But, how about new variations of the other old josekis? How about new josekis? (http://kiseidogoblog.wordpress.com/)

The Kisedo review says "Like the Ishida work, it thoroughly analyses the various components of josekis, such as tesujis and good style and good shape, and focusses in depth on such themes as securing momentum and building influence. Each joseki listed is backed up by numerous diagrams exploring alternative moves and mistakes", but, is this new material or just a rehash of the old material?

Does anybody have a URL for an English review of this book that is more informative than the Kiseido review? The Japanese edition of the new version has been out for a while. Are there any reviews of the Japanese version?

DeaconJohn