Overview of fuseki patterns
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Note: many conventional opening patterns have been reevaluated during the AI revolution. In particular the early 3-3 invasion under a stone at 4-4 has become a cornerstone of post-AI opening patterns. See Openings reviewed with AI.
Conventional fuseki patterns
Diagonal Fuseki
(aka Tasuki fuseki) - Black occupies two opposite corners
- Cross Hoshi
- Chinese classical opening - The set opening through most of the history of go in China, which is surprisingly rarely adopted in contemporary games, considering that the 4-4 point is so popular.
- regulation fuseki
Parallel Fuseki
Black occupies two adjacent corners. Today the vast majority of games start this way to maximize the first move advantage
- Chinese Fuseki
- Chinese and Kobayashi fuseki - a hybrid
- Small Chinese Fuseki
- Toramaru Fuseki
- Kobayashi Fuseki
- Mark II Kobayashi formation
- Nirensei Fuseki
- Shusaku Fuseki
- Parallel Fuseki, Black enclosure
- Orthodox Fuseki
- Sub-Orthodox Formation
- Hosai Formation
- 3-3 point with 4-4 point (Black)
- 3-3 and a 3-4 black
- 3-4 point with parallel 3-3 point (White)
- A 4-4 and 3-5 strategy
- Mukai Komoku
- Opposing Komoku, Opposing komoku example
- Lei Fuseki
- Katayama formation
Experimental
Most of the less usual types of openings are covered by Fuseki Not Taking Free Corners.
General strategies for the opening
Unconventional fuseki and fuseki for fun by amateurs
- The Manchurian Fuseki
- The Upper Manchurian Fuseki
- The BlueWyvern/Funky Chicken Fuseki
- The Great Wall
- Under The Stones Fuseki
- Swedish Fuseki
- The Fushigi Fuseki
- The Bermuda Triangle Handicap Fuseki
- Zen-style