Go Verbs

   

Go Verbs to describe moves.

In japanese tournaments, after the move is announced they often describe the move with a set of specialized verbs. These words are also useful for describing move sequences without resorting to coordinates.

extend has two meanings... the basic one is to get yourself out of atari this way. the other is usually a response to hane

Warfreak2: Actually these are both the same move; nobi to gain liberties. The only difference is that before the extension, in the first diagram black had one liberty and in the second diagram black had two.

[Diagram]

Push (from outside)

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Push from the inside

This is how to cut a keima in good style

This is w's usual response

Good for B

Important point

supposed to be a bad move

[Diagram]

Sagari ("going down", also called a "descent")

[Diagram]

Jump out

[Diagram]

Keima

[Diagram]

One space jump from a 2-wall

There needs to be a name for making a filled empty triangle, too.

[Diagram]

Defending the cut with a hanging connection

Often will damage W's shape. In endgame often 1 point sente.

very common - to play a contact keima from a 3rd line stone.

[Diagram]

needs a name (Tennozan)

When both sides are working off of 2-high walls and one goes into the other's zone.

[Diagram]

needs a name. Looks like crosscut but isn't.

[Diagram]

Needs a name (kind of like pushing through, avoids a pushing battle)

Kosumi defense after an invasion is common.

-Ernie


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