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Fujite
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    Keywords: Go term

Fujite stands for a sealed move in a timed game that has to be interrupted (e.g. in the Japanese Kisei title match, which features games spread out over two consecutive days). The concern is that without a sealed move, there would be a disadvantage for the player who has to place the last stone on the board before the interruption. His opponent would have thinking time during the interruption not counted against the time on his clock.

To solve this issue, the last player to move decides on where he wants to play and writes down the move on a piece of paper sealed in an envelope. The envelope is opened and the move played when the game is resumed.


Of course, now the player who played the sealed move is at an advantage, because he can play some kikashi and continue to think about his "real answer" to his opponent's previous move. However, I'm not sure whether any pro would play kikashi only in order to extend his time allowance. Moreover, such behaviour would not be welcomed with warm enthusiasm either.

--Dieter

See Kawabatas Master Of Go for an instance where this caused some controversy.


BillSpight: Traditionally, go games were often adjourned, at the discretion of the White player. Nobody ever admitted it publicly, but White often used the adjournment to his advantage. Shusai Meijin Honinbo is said to have played a move against Go Seigen which was suggested during an adjournment by his pupil, Maeda Nobuaki.

Japanese pros have been of two minds about the advantage of the sealed move. Even though it is part of the game, using the sealed move to advantage has a sense of unfairness to it. One lesser pro wrote about making the sealed move in a two-day game against Takagawa. That evening he felt like calling Takagawa up to tell him what the sealed move was.




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