New move

    Keywords: Go term

Chinese: 新手 xin1 shou3)
Japanese: 新手 (shinte)
Korean:

A new move is a move that was never played before in a given situation. In Go it is used for a play that deviates from current joseki but is a candidate for becoming joseki.

There is a well known motto of Kozo Masuda? (famous 9-dan shogi player): "Shinte issho" (lifelong quest for new moves).

Bob McGuigan: See the quote of Kikuchi in Old Mottos


Language note: In both Chinese and Japanese, 新 means new, and 手 means move.


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