General Opening Principles

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Index

• Corners, then sides, then center
• Do not get hemmed in
• Play urgent moves before big moves
• Take the last big point
• Play away from thickness and Push the enemy towards your thickness
• Approach on the open side and Block from the wider side
• Play dual-purpose moves
• Make your stones work
• Your opponent's good move is your good move
• The largest point is at the boundary of your moyo and opponent's moyo
• Do not create two weak groups
• Tight, loose and destructive
• Stick to your strategy
• Don't defend what is not yours
• Some say that you should have no plan in the opening
• White's fuseki choices
• the high - low combination brings safety and more territory
• Make weak walk along with weak
• Getting ahead
• Whole board thinking
• LeelaZero's Opening Gospel

Books and publications

• Opening Theory Made Easy a book by Otake Hideo that presents 20 strategic opening principles.

• In the Beginning By Ishigure Ikuro

• Fundamental Principles of Go by Yilun Yang