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Liberty
Path: GiveMeLiberties · Prev: LibertyIntroductory · Next: TwoLiberties
Difficulty: Intermediate
Keywords: Tactics, Go term
Liberty has two different, but related meanings in English. The first sense of liberty is an empty point adjacent to a single stone or chain of stones. In a legal position each chain has at least one liberty. This is the basic meaning. Such a liberty is called a dame in Japanese. The liberty - introductory page explains some of the more basic implications in fighting. The second sense of liberty, important for tactics, is a play required to capture a single stone or chain of stones. This is the sense you require if you want to say that the number of liberties measures time to capture a group. It is discussed in liberty (tactical sense). Liberty in Chinese is 气 ("Qi" in pinyin), which literally translates to "breath".[1] The thought is that stones need breathing space and that once the last breathing space is removed, the stones die.[2] Further reading
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This is the same "Qi" as the one considered to be beneficial in terms of Feng Shui. (Sebastian:) It can also mean "life energy". Incidentally, this is the same character (apart from modern simplfication) as the Japanese "ki" in "Aikido". [2] Bill: Is breath (Chinese) also ambiguous? Or does it only refer to adjacent points? unkx80: This 气, or breath as you call it, can be as ambiguous as liberty. Path: GiveMeLiberties · Prev: LibertyIntroductory · Next: TwoLiberties This is a copy of the living page "Liberty" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |