Imagist/Tesuji List

This page is intended as a collection of tesuji where people can learn various tesuji and connect them with names. While I have tried to stick with "standard" names, I have taken the liberty of renaming some tesuji which have Japanese names, and naming some unnamed ones. I find that an easy-to-remember name makes tesuji stick in my head better. This is mainly for my own review, but I'm posting it here in the hope that others might find it useful.

Tesuji for Killing

Eyestealing tesuji (1)  

Eyestealing tesuji (2)  

Eyestealing throw-in  

Tesuji for Living

Eyemaking descent  

Diagonal and descent  

Gap-protecting tesuji  

Boxing tesuji (1)  

White threatens to make an eye while reducing black's liberties. at a also works.

Boxing tesuji (2)  

at a also works.

Tesuji for Capturing Races

Diagonal contact tesuji  

Corner Descent  

Corner clamp  

Approach-creating sacrifice  

Ugly descent  

Undercut Tesuji  

Eye-filling Tesuji (Outside Variation)  

Eye-filling Tesiji (Inside Variation)  

Corner descent + ko prevention  

is a tesuji that works only in the corner. Along the side, at a would win the capturing race. Even if black tries to start ko with , , and , wins because black must make an approach move.

Tesuji for Cutting

Mineshaft descent  

Net-squeeze-cut  

and are the tesuji. seems to leave too many cutting points in black's shape, but makes miai of a and b, because c is no longer a double threat.

Tesuji for Connecting

Trumpet's Mouthpiece Tesuji  

Tesuji for Capturing Stones

Net (1)  

Net (2)  

Ladder  

Snapback  

Side squeeze  

Ladder Squeeze ( at )  

Double Ladder Squeeze ( at , at )  

Tesuji for the Endgame

Monkey jump  

Tesuji for Creating Ko

Low double hane