Go/Glossary of terms
Aji
[edit | edit source]amashi
[edit | edit source]Atari
[edit | edit source]Chinese: 打吃 (da3 chi1)/叫吃 (jiao4 chi1) | Japanese: アタリ/当たり (atari) | Korean: 단수 (dansu) A stone or group of stones with only one liberty left are said to be in atari.
cut
[edit | edit source]Chuban
[edit | edit source]Dan
[edit | edit source]Chinese: 段 (duàn) | Japanese: 段 (dan) | Korean: 단 (RR: dan, M-R: tan) Dan is the basic unit of rank used to denote Go strength in the case of professionals and stronger amateurs, dan can be translated as "degree"
Death
[edit | edit source]Eye
[edit | edit source]Fuseki
[edit | edit source]Chinese: 布局 (bùjú) | Japanese: 布石 (fuseki) | Korean: 포석 (RR: poseok, M-R: p’osŏk = posuk) Fuseki is a Japanese go term meaning "arraying stones", and refers to whole board openings.
Goban
[edit | edit source]A Go board.
Gote
[edit | edit source]Group
[edit | edit source]A group of stones (of one colour) that are nearby on the board.
Furikawari
[edit | edit source]Hane
[edit | edit source]Handicap
[edit | edit source]influence
[edit | edit source]The influence a group of stones has on part of the board. In other words, the places where one player can easily make territory.
Joban
[edit | edit source]Joseki
[edit | edit source]A fixed good set of moves. There are many joseki, and there are books and websites documenting them. It's a good idea to study the common ones.
katachi
[edit | edit source]Kaya
[edit | edit source]Ko
[edit | edit source]kyu
[edit | edit source]Life
[edit | edit source]Moyo
[edit | edit source]Nakade
[edit | edit source]prisoners
[edit | edit source]The stones that are captured from the other side. Traditionally they are kept in the lid of your Go bowl.
Secter line
[edit | edit source]Seki
[edit | edit source]sente
[edit | edit source]shape
[edit | edit source]shimari
[edit | edit source]Shodan
[edit | edit source]stone
[edit | edit source]One the small playing pieces used to play Go.