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Fuseki
    Keywords: Opening, Go term

The fuseki is the opening of the game (the term is Japanese - in Korean poseok). More accurately it means the initial disposition of stones. The Japanese term for the beginning phase, joban, isn't commonly used in English.

A general, basic introduction to the opening starts at About the Opening.

Some fuseki patterns are more common than others, and have received names. A more detailed discussion of these can be found on some of the pages listed here. Most named openings derive their name from the pattern adopted by Black.

Conventional fuseki patterns

Most of the less usual types of openings are covered by fuseki not taking free corners.

The set opening through most of the history of go in China - the Chinese classical opening - is surprisingly rarely adopted in contemporary games, considering that the 4-4 point is so popular.

Unconventional fuseki and fuseki for fun

Historically, 'Shusaku-style' is a term often used to the mainstream theories from 1840 onwards (the major recognised patterns from that time being the Shusaku fuseki itself, the regulation fuseki, and openings in which Black 1 and 3 enclose a corner). ShinFuseki or New Fuseki refers to a period 1933-1935/6 of intense experimentation by Japanese professional players. Sougou fuseki is a name applied to the beginnings of modern theory in the years that followed.

The part of the fuseki played in one corner is called a joseki - which more accurately means any standardised sequence.


Other Fuseki-related pages

Discussion pages about Fuseki

Fuseki Exercises

Some pointers outside of SL


WME by Dieter



This is a copy of the living page "Fuseki" at Sensei's Library.
(OC) 2003 the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.