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The whole board opening is called fuseki. [1] An important principle to follow in early play is "corner, side, center." [2] [3] [4] In other words, the corners are the easiest places to take territory, because two sides of the board can be used as boundaries.
Some authors of English-language Go materials avoid use of Japanese technical terms, and the way they are applied can differ in subtle ways from the original meanings. A few Korean-language terms have come into use (e.g., haengma as a way of describing the development of stones).
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Boxing maneuver – A strategy used to "box in" and force an attack on all sides at once; Choke point – A use of strategic geography, usually in a narrow area, intended to concentrate the enemy into a confined area where the defender can maximize his forces
Go opening strategy is the strategy applied in Go opening. There are some conventional divisions that are applied. Firstly there is the distinction that may be drawn between go opening theory , the codified variations that resemble chess openings in the way that they occur repeated in games, and go opening principles .
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A ko (Japanese: コウ, 劫, kō, from the translation of the Sanskrit term kalpa) fight is a tactical and strategic phase that can arise in the game of Go. Ko threats and ko fights [ edit ]
Environmental Go, also called Coupon Go, [10] invented by Elwyn Berlekamp, adds an element of mathematical precision to the game by compelling players to make quantitative decisions. [11] In lieu of playing a stone, a player may take the highest remaining card from a pack of cards valued in steps of 1 ⁄ 2 from 1 ⁄ 2 to 20: the player's ...