Flow of the Stones
Keywords: Go term
Flow of the stones is a metaphor for natural, harmonious development of play, by both players, that is suitable for the position.
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Examples
Example 1:
This example comes from the New Fuseki era, 1934. In Now I would play this way (Ima nara kou utsu), Go Seigen comments on this game.
does not extend too far because of Black's center (
).
welcomes an invasion, also because of his center, which will provide support for an attack in that case.
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to
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![Sensei's Library [Welcome to Sensei's Library!]](images/stone-hello.png)