Territory-oriented

  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Strategy, Go term

The term territory oriented can apply to:

  • a player's style, when (s)he tends to emphasize safe territory over outward influence, moyos, sente or other aspects of profit in Go.
  • a play, with the same intentions as described above
  • a position (such as an enclosure), having these same qualities

Examples

  • Korean professional Go is often said to be territory oriented. Former top player Kobayashi Koichi's style was also called territory-oriented.
  • Opening at the 3-3 point is territory-oriented.
  • The outcome of the tsuke-hiki joseki? is territory-oriented for one player. The attachment leading to it (or to the avalanche) is a territory-oriented play.

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