men chi
Keywords: Go term
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门吃 (mén chī) is a Chinese go term that refers to an elementary capturing technique by atari, such as
here.
For this term, 门 (mén) means "door", and 吃 (chī) means "eat". Observe how the
and
stones causes the a point to look like a "door".
Notice that if
tries to escape by the "door", which is the only possible route for escape, then
"closes the door" and capture the White stones.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/40/d4ecf0535e9bd46a5e4391a36a076ef0.png)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/5/8d0139dc9410e1aae81ff7fc40fb3b9a.png)
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