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Keima
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Keywords: Go term
A keima (Japanese) is often referred to as a 'knight's move', as the pattern is the same as the way the chess piece moves. This matches the Japanese usage, where the term keima comes from the knight-equivalent piece in shogi (Japanese chess).
Sometimes the term kogeima (or small knight's move) is used, in order to distinguish this relationship from the ogeima (large knight's move).
The keima is often used by the attacking player in a fight. It is often regarded too weak for defense (an ikken tobi being better), but it is effective in diminishing the running space of a group which is under attack. Further reading
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