Cap

    Keywords: Go term

Chinese: 镇 (zhen4); 镇头 (zhen4 tou2)
Japanese: boshi (帽子 or ボウシ bōshi)
Korean: 모자씌움/帽子씌움 or 모착/帽着 (mo ja ss'eui um or mo ja shi um or mo chak)

A cap is a move above the opponent's stone, usually at a distance of one space. It is a common move for reducing a framework or for attacking a weak group. It can be seen as the counterpart of the one point jump.

[Diagram]

Cap


Examples

[Diagram]

Cap as a reduction move

Here the cap reduces the moyo formed by the black stones. If Black were allowed to play at 1, his moyo would be perfected.

[Diagram]

Cap as an attacking move

Here the cap blocks off White's natural escape to the center. The purpose can be twofold: make territory at the top while White is fleeing along dame points and/or create thickness towards the center.


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