Souba
Keywords: Go term
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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