Priority

Priority can be understood in Go as

• priority of plays
• order of moves
• urgent moves

Several proverbs deal with the idea of priority

• in the opening: corners then sides then center
• in the endgame: sente, gote and tedomari
• Urgent points before big points
• Play kikashi before living
• Make a fist before striking
• make a base first, then jump
• surround first, then kill