Richard Bozulich
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Richard Bozulich is an American author and publisher of go
books in English. He co-founded the Ishi Press
. He has worked with several Japanese professional
players.
He has a regular go column in The Daily Yomiuri
, Japan's largest English-language newspaper. He lives in Chigasaki, Japan
.
, California
. He attended UCLA and in 1966 graduated from the University of California, Berkeley
with a BA
in mathematics
. Bozulich had worked his way through college by buying and selling highly technical used books and upon graduation decided to become a book publisher.
, a book and magazine publishing company that primarily published books about the game of go
.
Ishi Press' first few publications were translations of Japanese books such as Eio Sakata
's The Middle Game of Go and Modern Joseki
and Fuseki
Vol. I and II but Bozulich soon began working with Japanese professional players, as well as principal collaborators James Davies and John Power, to produce original works in English. The first of these, Basic techniques of Go by Nagahara and Haruyama, was published in 1969. In 1973, Bozulich began work on a seven-volume set covering all the fundamentals of the game, The Elementary Go Series, with the publication of In the Beginning by Ishigure and Life and Death by Kosugi and Davies. By 1984, the set was complete, when Ishi Press published Nagahara and Bozulich's Handicap Go. Meanwhile, Bozulich continued to translate and publish Japanese material for the nascent Western go-playing community, selecting volumes such as Kageyama's Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go and Kage's Secret Chronicles of Handicap Go, and a series of books about basic opening strategies: The Power of the Star-Point ((Takagawa), The Chinese Opening: The Sure Win Strategy (Kato) and The 3-3 Point: Modern Opening Theory (Cho).
In 1977, the Japan Go Association
ceased publication of Go Review, their English-language magazine. Working closely with Power, Bozulich has published a quarterly magazine ever since. Go World
remains the only source in English for comprehensive analysis of top Japanese tournament games.
, Power's biography and collection of the games of the most famous Japanese player from the 1800s. Kiseido became more active in the 1990s, when Bozulich produced two more multi-volume sets of instructional material: the five volume Mastering the Basics, and the ten volume Get Strong at Go series. Kiseido continues to publish other books as well, such as The Go Player's Almanac, The World of Chinese Go and An Introduction to Modern Fuseki
: Korean Style.
magazine. He has a regular Go column in The Daily Yomiuri
, Japan's largest English-language newspaper. He lives in Chigasaki, Japan
and has worked as a professor of mathematics
, physics
and chemistry
at a local college. His father was from Zadar county
, Croatia
.
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
books in English. He co-founded the Ishi Press
Ishi Press
Ishi Press was the world's leading supplier of go books and equipment in the 1990s, and published Go World magazine.Ishi Press was founded in Japan in 1968 by Richard Bozulich. In 1986, it expanded to an office in Mountain View, California under James Connelley...
. He has worked with several Japanese professional
Go professional
A Go professional is a professional player of the game of Go. The minimum standard to acquire a professional diploma through one of the major go organisations is very high. The competition is tremendous, and prize incentives for champion players are very large...
players.
He has a regular go column in The Daily Yomiuri
Yomiuri Shimbun
The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun...
, Japan's largest English-language newspaper. He lives in Chigasaki, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
From university
Bozulich was born in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He attended UCLA and in 1966 graduated from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
with a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
. Bozulich had worked his way through college by buying and selling highly technical used books and upon graduation decided to become a book publisher.
Ishi press
He moved to Japan and in 1968 in partnership with Stuart Dowsey founded The Ishi PressIshi Press
Ishi Press was the world's leading supplier of go books and equipment in the 1990s, and published Go World magazine.Ishi Press was founded in Japan in 1968 by Richard Bozulich. In 1986, it expanded to an office in Mountain View, California under James Connelley...
, a book and magazine publishing company that primarily published books about the game of go
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
.
Ishi Press' first few publications were translations of Japanese books such as Eio Sakata
Eio Sakata
was a professional 9-dan Japanese professional Go player.- Biography :Sakata became a professional Go player in 1935. His first title match was the Hon'inbō in 1951 when he challenged Hashimoto Utaro. At the time, Hon'inbō started the Kansai Ki-in, so Sakata was under pressure to win the title back...
's The Middle Game of Go and Modern Joseki
Joseki
In Go, are studied sequences of moves in the corner areas of the Go board, for which the result is considered balanced for both black and white sides. Because games typically start with plays in the corners, players often try to use their understanding of joseki to gain local advantages in the...
and Fuseki
Fuseki
Fuseki is the whole board opening in the game of Go.-Less systematic:Since each move is typically isolated and unforced , patterns for play on the whole board have seen much less systematic study than for Joseki, which are often contact moves which require specific and immediate responses...
Vol. I and II but Bozulich soon began working with Japanese professional players, as well as principal collaborators James Davies and John Power, to produce original works in English. The first of these, Basic techniques of Go by Nagahara and Haruyama, was published in 1969. In 1973, Bozulich began work on a seven-volume set covering all the fundamentals of the game, The Elementary Go Series, with the publication of In the Beginning by Ishigure and Life and Death by Kosugi and Davies. By 1984, the set was complete, when Ishi Press published Nagahara and Bozulich's Handicap Go. Meanwhile, Bozulich continued to translate and publish Japanese material for the nascent Western go-playing community, selecting volumes such as Kageyama's Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go and Kage's Secret Chronicles of Handicap Go, and a series of books about basic opening strategies: The Power of the Star-Point ((Takagawa), The Chinese Opening: The Sure Win Strategy (Kato) and The 3-3 Point: Modern Opening Theory (Cho).
In 1977, the Japan Go Association
Nihon Ki-in
The Nihon Ki-in , also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go association in Japan is Kansai Ki-in.Nihon Ki-in was established...
ceased publication of Go Review, their English-language magazine. Working closely with Power, Bozulich has published a quarterly magazine ever since. Go World
Go World
Go World is an English-language magazine published in Japan about the game of go. It is published by Kiseido Publishing Company four times per year....
remains the only source in English for comprehensive analysis of top Japanese tournament games.
Kiseido
In 1982 Bozulich founded Kiseido Publishing Company, publishing Invincible: The Games of ShusakuHoninbo Shusaku
Honinbo Shusaku was a professional Go player and is considered by many to be the greatest player of the golden age of Go in the mid-19th century.- Biography :He was nicknamed "Invincible" after he earned a perfect score for 19 straight wins in the annual castle...
, Power's biography and collection of the games of the most famous Japanese player from the 1800s. Kiseido became more active in the 1990s, when Bozulich produced two more multi-volume sets of instructional material: the five volume Mastering the Basics, and the ten volume Get Strong at Go series. Kiseido continues to publish other books as well, such as The Go Player's Almanac, The World of Chinese Go and An Introduction to Modern Fuseki
Fuseki
Fuseki is the whole board opening in the game of Go.-Less systematic:Since each move is typically isolated and unforced , patterns for play on the whole board have seen much less systematic study than for Joseki, which are often contact moves which require specific and immediate responses...
: Korean Style.
Go World
Richard Bozulich has written or published more than one hundred books and magazine and newspaper articles about the game of go. He is the world's most prolific author of go materials in English. Richard Bozulich is the publisher of Go WorldGo World
Go World is an English-language magazine published in Japan about the game of go. It is published by Kiseido Publishing Company four times per year....
magazine. He has a regular Go column in The Daily Yomiuri
Yomiuri Shimbun
The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun...
, Japan's largest English-language newspaper. He lives in Chigasaki, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and has worked as a professor of mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
and chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
at a local college. His father was from Zadar county
Zadar County
Zadar County is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. Its center is the city of Zadar.- Population :According to the 2001 census, Zadar County has population of 162,045...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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