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Principles of Yose
   

The principles of yose are actually the same as of the rest of the game. In yose (the endgame) they become crystal clear though.

  • Play the largest move (most urgent move) first.
  • Don't reply automatically everywhere. More specifically, learn and apply the concept of mutual damage.
  • Keep sente.
  • Play to get tedomari. (Contradicts playing the largest move and keeping sente.)
  • Learn how to calculate the value of a move and the value of a position (no hurry, take a few years for it).

I don't know if this is the best place, but I'd like to ask a question about the quality of professional play in the yose. Basically, I was wondering how many more points the pros who excel especially at yose might hope to gain over a typical pro in the endgame. For example, I have read that Lee Chang Ho is considered the best endgame player ever, and I'm wondering about how many points per game that translates to (over what an average pro might score starting with the same late-mid / early end game position)?



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