Whole board joseki

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A whole board Joseki or standard opening is a set sequence of moves over the entire board which frequently appears in professional games and produces an equal result in the opening. These sequences change over time as understanding increases.

The concept of whole board thinking is not typical of contemporary Go. At least Dosaku is known to apply whole board thinking. Also the idea of a standard opening is not new, if we think of Shusaku's 1-3-5. However, in contemporary Go and especially in Korea, openings are researched very thoroughly, to produce even results, comparable to analyses which one can find in classical textbooks about local joseki. It is a different approach to choose a known local joseki, to fit global circumstances best, which is a common pro practice.

Therefore, in modern opening theory, one sees the development of whole board joseki. A Dictionary of Modern Fuseki The Korean Style is one book that provides examples of whole board sequences.[1]

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Suggestions for editing the introduction:

The title of this page expands the meaning of the term, joseki, which traditionally refers to local set patterns of play that are generally considered to be roughly equitable. Whole board thinking in joseki is not new. It goes back hundreds of years, at least to Honinbo Dosaku. However, as Jiang and Rui point out in The World's New Joseki (Sekai no Shinjoseki), modern joseki research, particularly in Korea and China, emphasizes the whole board, both in the choice of corner joseki and in follow-up play. Thus we see the development of what may be called whole board joseki. A Dictionary of Modern Fuseki The Korean Style is one book that provides examples of whole board sequences.


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