time-stealing tesuji
Difficulty: Introductory Keywords: Tesuji, Strategy
Time Tesuji is a colloquial expression for this technique/effect not only Blitz games:
- in normal time games with japanese byoyomi you avoid using up one byoyomi innstalment (you buy time by losing some aji, e.g. playing an atari)
- in Blitz games it describes playfully moves which have the effect - intended or not - that the opponent suddenly sinks into deep ponderations and uses up much time.
Zarlan: Ah yes. The time-stealing tesuji (which is what it should be named. Time tesuji sounds a bit lame. Time-stealing tesuji on the other hand, does not).
:( - and I was hoping it'd be somekind of a matrix effect giving you time to improve during the game... ;p Reuven
During lightning games the time-(stealing)-tesuji is more the funny description of the effect which a certain (otherwise normal) move might have. It was not meant - and usually it is not possible - to plan a move as such.tderz