Overview of fuseki patterns

Note: many conventional opening patterns have been reevaluated during the AI revolution. In particular the early 3-3 invasion under a stone at 4-4 has become a cornerstone of post-AI opening patterns. See Openings reviewed with AI.

Conventional fuseki patterns

Diagonal Fuseki

(aka Tasuki fuseki) - Black occupies two opposite corners

• Cross Hoshi
  • Chinese classical opening - The set opening through most of the history of go in China, which is surprisingly rarely adopted in contemporary games, considering that the 4-4 point is so popular.
• regulation fuseki

Parallel Fuseki

Black occupies two adjacent corners. Today the vast majority of games start this way to maximize the first move advantage

• Chinese Fuseki
  • Chinese and Kobayashi fuseki - a hybrid
• Small Chinese Fuseki
• Toramaru Fuseki
• Kobayashi Fuseki
  • Kobayashi variant
• Mark II Kobayashi formation
• Nirensei Fuseki
  • Showa fuseki
  • Pseudo-Kobayashi Fuseki
  • Sanrensei Fuseki
  • Sanrensei, low variant
  • Yonrensei Fuseki
  • Gorensei Fuseki
  • All Stars Opening (Kyurensei Fuseki)
• Shusaku Fuseki
• Parallel Fuseki, Black enclosure
• Orthodox Fuseki
• Sub-Orthodox Formation
• Hosai Formation
• 3-3 point with 4-4 point (Black)
• 3-3 and a 3-4 black
• 3-4 point with parallel 3-3 point (White)
• A 4-4 and 3-5 strategy
• Mukai Komoku
• Opposing Komoku, Opposing komoku example
• Lei Fuseki
• Katayama formation

Experimental

• Jabberwocks
• Yamashita formation
• The Miyamoto Fuseki
• Tengen fuseki

Most of the less usual types of openings are covered by Fuseki Not Taking Free Corners.

General strategies for the opening

• Split-Fuseki
• Mirror Go

Unconventional fuseki and fuseki for fun by amateurs

• The Manchurian Fuseki
• The Upper Manchurian Fuseki
• The BlueWyvern/Funky Chicken Fuseki
• The Great Wall
• Under The Stones Fuseki
• Swedish Fuseki
• The Fushigi Fuseki
• The Bermuda Triangle Handicap Fuseki
• Zen-style

See also

• Side patterns