GLOSSARY OF JAPANESE GO TERMS

JAPANESE TERM      ENGLISH TRANSLATION

aji                A condition inherently lingering in a position or group
                      of stones which offers potential for future play. This
                      aji may be good or bad.
aji keshi          The elimination of aji, usually a move to be avoided.
atari              A move which occupies the second last liberty of an 
                      enemy stone or group, thus threatening to capture it.
boshi              Capping move
damezumari         Shortage of liberties
de                 A move which pushes between two enemy stones
furikawari         Exchange
fuseki             The opening stage of the game
gote               To play last in a local encounter ; the opposite of
                      sente. Gote loses the initiative.
hamete             Trick move
hane               A diagonal move played in contact with an enemy stone
hasami             Pincer play
hoshi              Star point
jigo               A drawn game
joseki             A formalised sequence of moves usually restricted to
                      the corner.
kaketsugi          An open connection
katatsugi          A solid connection
keima              A knight's move jump away from one of your own stones
kikashi            A forcing move
ko                 A board position which requires a player to make a move 
                      elsewhere before recapturing after the opponent has 
                      just captured a stone, to avoid recreating a former 
                      board position. One of the key strategic elements of 
                      the game.
ko threat          A move, usually threatening, which a player makes 
                      before he is allowed to retake in a ko fight as above.
korigatachi        Overconcentrated shape, a situation to be avoided
kosumi             A diagonal move
miai               Two points which, if the opponent takes one, you must
                      take the other to avoid disadvantage. Obviously if you 
                      can take two miai points, you gain the advantage.
moyo               A large territorial framework.
nobi               Extending one stone along a line
nozoki             A peeping move which threatens to cut
ogeima             A large knight's jump 
oki go             Handicap Go
osae               A blocking move which prevents the enemy from extending
                      along a line
oshi               To push along a line on top of a line of enemy stones
sabaki             Quick, light and flexible development of stones, 
                      particularly necessary when invading
sagari             To descend straight down towards the edge of the board
sente              To have the tempo to choose where to play next ; to have
                      the initiative. The opposite of gote.
shibori            Squeezing
shicho             A capturing sequence called a ladder
shimari            A two stone corner enclosure

tenuki             To play elsewhere, ignoring the opponent's last move
tesuji             A clever move in a local fight
tsugi              Connection
tsuke              Attachment
tsumego            Life and death
uchikomi           Invasion
wariuchi           A wedging move which has room for expansion in either
                      direction
yose               Endgame
yosu-miru          A move which causes the opponent to commit himself to
                      some action before you have to commit yourself

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