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Board geography
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Keywords: Theory, Go term
When discussing moves[1]:
- Up = towards the center
- Down = towards the edge
Areas
The board is loosely (third/fourth/fifth line can be the border between them) divided into nine areas:
- abbreviations
- UL: upper left (corner or quarter)
- TL: top left
- UR: upper right
- TR: top right
- LL: lower left
- BL: bottom left
- LR: lower right
- BR: bottom right
- US: upper side
- LS: lower side or left side (hence to be avoided)
- RS: right side
Spots
When discussing theory most people use relative coordinates most of the time.
- Relative coordinates have the form x-y, x and y both ranging from 1 to 10. The first point discussed has the smallest number first. So 3-5 point, not 5-3 point.
- Absolute coordinates. A1 is the left closest corner point for black. T19 right farthest. Absolute coordinates have the form x99, where
- x = Horizontal, a roman character A through T, I is skipped.
- 99 = Vertical, one of the numbers 1 .. 19
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Height
- very low = second line (not first)
- no qualification = low = third line
- high = fourth line
- very high = fifth (not sixth)
- Know your lines
Distance[2], [3]
- contact = no space
- no qualification = close (approach) = small (enclosure) = one-space
- distant (approach) = large (enclosure) = two-space
- very distant = three-space
- pseudo = four spaces (or more?)
footnotes
[1] The upper side is the side closest to white as are the upper corners.
[2] The number of spaces refers to the horizontal distance, not the Manhattan distance. The Manhattan distance is used when talking about pace and the strength of connections.
[3] See also Joseki nomenclature - expert names
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