This book has been designed to encourage that development:
rather than just compile long lists of joseki, we have taken a
relatively few number of them and tried
to explain them, and show how they should be altered
to meet varied situations. We expect the reader to use
his head a little, applying what appears in one place
to positions arising in other places without having to
be told, and not taking what he reads to be blanket
statements covering all situations.
Concerning the authorship of this book, most of the
diagrams and ideas in it were supplied by Kosugi in a
series of consultations stretching from April to October,
1972. The text was written by Davies, who also contributed what
diagrams he could.
We are indebted to the Japanese Go Association for
the use of their facilities, and to Richard Bozulich of the
Ishi Press for offering suggestions on parts of the
manuscript.