Hane

Hane  

Hane is a Japanese go term adopted by English speaking players. A hane is a move which "reaches around" one or more of the opponent's stones. The basic shape is the one formed by White 1 in this diagram. It is the natural response to a contact play.

There are many positions where a hane is a good move, as is witnessed by proverbs like "Hane at the head of two stones" and "There is death in the hane."

Follow up

• crosscut
• hane-kaeshi
• Answers to the Hane discussion.

Bill Spight: About hane, reach around, wrap around and bend around: "Bend" could be confused with this play, a magari (turn). Better just say "hane".

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Linguistic note

In Japanese, "hane" may become vocalized "-bane" in compounds except for the first position. Example: nidan-bane. For details, see Appendix in Japanese Go Terms page.

"hane" is pronounced with low-high intonation while the Japanese family name Hane is pronounced with flat intonation.

See also

• Proverbs:
  • “Hane at the head of two stones” — Can be a powerful attacking move
  • “There is death in the hane” — A hane on the first line can fatally reduce eyespace
• Formations:
  • Double hane — May refer to:
    • Usually: Two-step hane (ni-dan bane) — Two hanes in a diagonal line are often a powerful combination
    • Ryobane — A combination of two separate hanes, often forming a tesuji
    • Counter hane (hanekaeshi) — A hane back around your opponent’s hane
  • Triple hane
  • Hane-dashi — A hane where the cut is supported by another stone
  • Hanekomi — A hane which is also a warikomi (wedge)
  • Hanezeki — An unusual form of seki involving a hane