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Are there any biographies of famous historical players?

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:07 am
by Suspiria
Can anyone recommend some biographies of famous players that are available in English, assuming there are any? :salute:

Re: Are there any biographies of famous historical players?

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:57 am
by Kirby
These might not be considered official biographies, but L19's very own 'logan' has done an excellent job of compiling several collections of professional games in PDF format:

viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10643

These collections are not only game records, but include historical information about the professional player at the beginning of the document!

It's an excellent free resource, and 'logan' is quite awesome for providing it to us.

Re: Are there any biographies of famous historical players?

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:30 pm
by SoDesuNe
John Fairbairn wrote on Honinbo Shuei and Inoue Genan Inseki. You can find both on Amazon.

Re: Are there any biographies of famous historical players?

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:33 pm
by John Fairbairn
Please see the Books link at http://gogodonline.co.uk

Re: Are there any biographies of famous historical players?

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:58 pm
by DrStraw
John Fairbairn wrote:Please see the Books link at http://gogodonline.co.uk


Now that is interesting. I had no idea that the name had been changed from Games of Go on Disk to Games of Go on Download. Apart from the picky detail that the correct form should probably be for download, I am curious to know what you would have done had the word for downloading been something different, not starting with d, such as saving. :)

Re: Are there any biographies of famous historical players?

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:51 pm
by Suspiria
SoDesuNe wrote:John Fairbairn wrote on Honinbo Shuei and Inoue Genan Inseki. You can find both on Amazon.

John Fairbairn wrote:Please see the Books link at http://gogodonline.co.uk


Thank you that appears to be just what I was looking for. :tmbup: