Territory versus Influence Styles
Reference for Territory versus Influence Styles
The purpose of this page is to list sample fuseki, joseki, and players by how they relate to territory or influence type of games.
One of the choices that comes up during the opening of the game is how one should proceed in a strategic fashion. Should one focus on types of plays that build territory or should one focus on plays that build influence. Making these types of decisions is part of the Whole Board Thinking process.
Territory
Fuseki
- ChineseFuseki Low variant
- others?
Joseki
- Any "Kitani Joseki"
- The Small Knight Enclosure 3453Enclosure
- others?
General qualities that typify playing for territory
- Playing 3rd line during opening
- Amashi
- others?
Players who exemplify playing in a territory style
- Kitani Minoru - Later in his career
Influence
Fuseki
- ChineseFuseki High variant
- Sanrensei
- others?
Joseki
- Any "Kajiwara Joseki"
General qualities that typify playing for influence
- Playing 4th line during opening
- others?
Players who exemplify playing in an influence style
Request for additional information.. feel free to add to the above lists.
Gresil: Request seconded. I'm curious for basic illustrative material contrasting territorial and influential styles, but there doesn't seem to be much.