Souba

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Japanese: 相場 (sōba)

Souba (相場 Sōba) is a term used in game commentary by Japanese pros. If a player makes a mistake leading to a bad position the pro may correct the mistake and show a natural resulting position and call this souba. There is an implication that this is the best both players can do in the situation.

Example:

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Souba

From [ext] this Japanese go magazine site, the commentary says that B1 and W2 are souba.


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