Ishi Press
Encyclopedia
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. After publishing some English translations of Japanese go books, the company began publishing original English works on go, including a popular seven-volume set for beginning and intermediate players, titled The Elementary Go Series. Many of these books were written by Bozulich or James Davies (Go author) in collaboration with Japanese professional go players. They introduced a generation of English speakers to the game of go.
In the 1990s, Ishi Press became embroiled in legal difficulties and became unable to pay its debts. Sam Sloan became president in 1994 and has attempted to restore the company's standing as a publisher and expand into publishing books on chess
and chess variants.
, and US and Japan
ese history
.
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....
magazine.
Ishi Press was founded in 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...
in 1968 by Richard Bozulich
Richard Bozulich
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....
. In 1986, it expanded to an office in Mountain View, California
Mountain View, California
-Downtown:Mountain View has a pedestrian-friendly downtown centered on Castro Street. The downtown area consists of the seven blocks of Castro Street from the Downtown Mountain View Station transit center in the north to the intersection with El Camino Real in the south...
under James Connelley. After publishing some English translations of Japanese go books, the company began publishing original English works on go, including a popular seven-volume set for beginning and intermediate players, titled The Elementary Go Series. Many of these books were written by Bozulich or James Davies (Go author) in collaboration with Japanese professional go players. They introduced a generation of English speakers to the game of go.
In the 1990s, Ishi Press became embroiled in legal difficulties and became unable to pay its debts. Sam Sloan became president in 1994 and has attempted to restore the company's standing as a publisher and expand into publishing books on chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
and chess variants.
Books
Ishi Press now has more than 220 books in print, including more than 80 chess books. Other Ishi Press books are about go and other board games, high-level mathematics including calculusCalculus
Calculus is a branch of mathematics focused on limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series. This subject constitutes a major part of modern mathematics education. It has two major branches, differential calculus and integral calculus, which are related by the fundamental theorem...
, and US and 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...
ese history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
.
See also
- International Go FederationInternational Go FederationThe International Go Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Go federations around the world. It is usually referred to as IGF.-Role of the IGF:...
- List of professional Go tournaments