See hane, hasami, hiraki.
Boshi (hat):
A capping move.
Botsugi: A connection which forms a wall of three stones.
Byo-yomi: Extra count-down time after regular clock time has elapsed.
Chosen: Eternal life; a rare position involving repetitive capture.
Chuban[sen]:
The middle game.
Daidaigeima (very large knight's move):
Four across and one vertically (or vice versa).
Dame (useless):
A neutral point, territory for neither; a liberty.
Damezumari:
Shortage of liberties.
Dan: Advanced grade.
Dango (dumpling shape):
A solid mass of stones; a very inefficient shape.
De (go between):
A move which pushes between two enemy stones.
Degiri: A sequence of two moves which push and cut.
Fukure: Swell outward.
Furikawari:
Exchange (of territories).
Fuseki: The opening moves of the game where influence and territory
outlines are formed (literally: 'no stones').
Geta:
A method of capturing an enemy stone; a net trap. The
shape of the stones resembles a wooden clog.
Gote: Defensive play, loss of initiative (literally: 'lower hand').
Gote no sente:
Gote move with sente potential.
Guru guru mawashi:
"spinning around (into dango)". A series of attacks
leading to a loose ladder and capture.
Guzumi: A good empty triangle.
Hai: Crawl.
Hamari: Fall into a trap.
Hamete: A trap.
Hana-tsuke:
Nose attachment.
Hane: A diagonal move played in contact with an enemy stone.
Hane-dashi: Outer hane.
Hane-kaeshi: Counter-hane.
Hane-komi: Hane between two stones.
Hane-tsuki: Belly attack.
Shita-hane: Hane underneath.
Hanami ko ('flower-viewing ko'):
Ko where one player stands to lose a lot, but the other
only a tiny amount.
Hara-tsuke:
Belly attack.
Hasami (pincer play):
A play that attacks by preventing the opponent's extension
down either side (see Basami).
Hasami-tsuke:
Pincer attachment.
Hazama: Balance point.
Hazama-tobi:
One point diagonal jump.
Hiki: Draw back.
Hikkuri-kaeshi:
Self-reversing sequence.
Hiraki: 3rd or 4th line extension.
Honte: The proper move.
Horikomi (throw-in):
A single stone played as a sacrifice.
Hoshi: ('star point') the 4-4 point.
Ichi ban: A win by ten points or less.
Ichigo-masu:
Carpenter's square.
Igo: An alternative name for Go.
Ikken-tobi:
One point extension.
Insei: Student professional.
Ippoji: One large area.
Ishi-no-shita:
Under the stones (a particular tesuji).
Ishi: Stone.
Ji Dori Go:
Derisive term for 'ground-taking go'.
Jigo: Drawn game (by equal territory).
Jingasa: Double empty triangle (4 in a "T").
Joseki (established stones):
Known sequences of moves near the corner which result
in near-equal positions for white and black.
Jun Kan Ko:
A very rare position involving repetitive capture.
Kado: Angle.
Kagame: False eye.
Kakae: Grip.
Kakari (approach):
A move that attacks a single enemy corner stone.
Prevented by shimari.
Karami: Splitting.
Kata-sente:
One-sided sente.
Katatsuki (shoulder hit):
A play on a diagonal of the opponent's stone.
Katatsugi:
A solid connection.
Kake: Press down.
Kaketsugi (hanging connection):
A open connection. An example is three stones surrounding
an empty point. Promise for eye shape, but can be attacked.
Katachi: The shape of the stones.
Sabaki: Quick development, light shape.
Karui: Single move basic to formation of flexible shape.
Omoi: Heavy, clumped shape.
Keima: Knight's move extension.
Keima-tsugi:
Knight's move connection.
Keima-watari:
Connection at edge of board by keima.
Keshi: Erasure.
Kikashi: A forcing move, usually made outside the main
flow of play. Often answered, then ignored, to be used
later in the game.
Kiri: Cut.
Kiri-chigae:
Cross-cut.
Kiri-nobi:
Cut then extend.
Ko: Repetitive capture (literally 'eternity')
Ko threat:
Intervening move (that one hopes will force a reply)
before a ko can be recaptured.
Komi: Score adjustment usually penalising black for playing
first. Often 6.5 points.
Komoku: ('small point') 3-4 point.
Korigatachi(frozen shape):
Inefficient or ugly shape.
Kosumi: A diagonal play next to one's own stone.
Kosumi-tsuke:
A kosumi which is also a tsuke.
Kyu: Learner grade.
Leg: Term used by James Davies for a jogged end of a group.
Weak leg refers to a diagonal extension.
Magari (turn):
A play which turns a group, forming a corner.
Mane Go: Mirror go. White playing symmetrically opposite black.
Mannen Ko:
"10,000 year ko" (a special formation where whoever
starts the attack must find the first ko-threat).
Me: Eye or point.
Me ari me nashi:
A semeai in which one player has one eye.
Miai: Two points which accomplish the same result; if
deprived of one, the other must be played.
Mochi-komi:
Botched invasion.
Modori: Fall back.
Moku: Same as 'me'.
Mokuhazushi ('point-detached'):
3-5 point.
Motare: Roundabout attack.
Moyo: Large potential territory.
Mukai-komoku:
Symmetrically opposite komoku played in fuseki.
Mushobu: Literally "no-win-loss".
Abandoned game (due to triple ko or similar).
Nadare: Avalanche joseki.
Naka-de: Central placement.
Nakade: Unsettled eye shape.
Naka oshi gatchi:
Early victory by a large margin.
Narabi: Adjacent extension from a non-contact point.
Nidan bane (double hane):
Two successive hane plays by one player.
Nidan osae (double osae):
Two successive blocks by one player.
Nigiri: Equivalent of coin-toss to decide who starts. One grabs
a handful of stones; the other guesses odd or even.
Ni ren sei:
Fuseki with two adjacent star points.
Nobi (Stretch):
An extension away from an opponent's tsuke, cross-cut, etc.
Nobi-komi:Extend into the enemy's territory.
Nozoki: A peeping move which threatens to cut.
Nuki: Capture.
Nurui: Lukewarm.
Oba: Large fuseki point.
Ogeima (large knight's move):
Three across and one vertically (or vice versa).
Oiotoshi: A method of capture where stones are sacrificed to destroy
the enemy's eye shape. (Literally "robber's attack)
Oki: Placement. Playing on a vital spot (to kill eyes).
Onadare: Large avalanche joseki.
Osae: A blocking move which prevents extension along a line.
Oshi: Push.
Oshi-tsubuki:
Squashing move.
Oyose: Large end-game plays.
Ozaru: Monkey jump.
Pintsugi: Connect between.
Ponnuki: Space between four stones after capture.
Ryo: Double.
Sabaki: Light play; disposable stones.
Sagari: To descend straight toward the edge of the board.
San-ba-garosu:
'Three crows'. Corner enclosure by 5-3, 4-4, 3-5 points.
Sangen: Three point interval.
San ren sei:
Fuseki with three adjacent star points.
San-san: 3-3 point.
Saru-suberi:
Monkey jump.
Sashikomi:
Insert.
Sei moku (Star points):
Handicap points.
Seki: A situation where neither player may place the other in
ate without placing himself in ate. Stalemate, with no
territory awarded.
Seki-to: "Stone tower". Sacrifice of two stones at edge of board.
Semeai: Race to capture.
Sente: Threat forcing direct response, creates initiative.
The right to choose where to play next.
Opposite to gote (literally: 'upper hand').
Shibori: Squeeze play.
Shicho: Ladder play.
Shicho-atari:
Ladder breaker. A stone played in the path of a
potential shicho, threatening to make it fail.
Shimari (corner enclosure):
A two-stone corner formation. May not secure the
corner, but attacker is at a disadvantage. Opposite of
kakari.
Kogeima shimari (small knight's enclosure):
The 3-4 and 5-3 points.
Ikken shimari (one-point enclosure):
The 3-4 and 5-4 points.
Ogeima shimari (large knight's enclosure):
The 3-4 and 6-3 points.
Shin fuseki:
A revolutionary 1930's strategy. Now blended with
traditional strategy to form the modern style.
Shinogi: Eye-forming sequence.
Shita-hane:
Hane underneath.
Shita-tsuke:
Attach underneath.
Soto: Outwards.
Suberi: Sliding under.
Suji: Style; skilfulness.
Susoaki: Open skirt.
Sute ishi:
Sacrifice stone.
Tachi: Extension adjacent to centre.
Taisha: A joseki arising from an ignored low kakari to 4-3 point.
Takamoku: ('high point') 4-5 point.
Take-fu: Bamboo joint.
Tasuki fuseki:
Black playing the same in opposite corners.
Tedo-mari:
The last valuable end-game points.
Ten gen: The centre point of the board.
Tenuki: Ignoring opponent's last move to play elsewhere.
Te okure: Wasted move.
Tesuji ('strong hand'):
The best play in a local position; skilful tactical move.
Tetchu (steel post):
Two stones placed in line vertically and near the edge.
Tewari:
Analysing by removing irrelevant stones.
Tobi: Jump.
Tobi-dashi: Jump out.
Tobi-komi: Jump into enemy space.
Tobi-magari: Jump at right angle.
Tobi-tsuke: Jumping attachment.
Torazu San Moku:
A very rare position in the corner, where either side
may capture first, but would lose points to do so.
Tsugi: Connection.
Tsuke: Attach. A play made in contact with an enemy stone,
but not in contact with any friendly stones.
Tsuke-atari: Bang against (head-on).
Tsuke-giri: Attach then cut.
Tsuke-kaeshi: Counter-attach.
Tsuke-koshi: Attach at keima waist.
Tsuke-nobi: Attach and extend (handicap joseki).
Tsume: Extension preventing an enemy extension.
Tsume-go: Life and death problems.
Tsuppari: Slap against (sideways).
Uchi: Inwards.
Uchikaki: Sacrifice on first line to make an eye false.
Uchikomi: Playing to invade enemy territory.
Uttegaeshi:
Snap-back.
Warikomi: Wedge between two stones.
Wariuchi: A wedging move which has room for expansion in either
direction.
Watari: To connect underneath.
Wei Chi: The Chinese name for Go (literally: "game of encirclement").
Yose: End game.
Yose-ko: A ko of little value.
Yosu miru:
Probe; to see opponent's response. May be sacrificed.
Yurumi: Loose.
Zoku-suji:
False or vulgar style.
Sources:
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http://www.britgo.org/print/750
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http://senseis.xmp.net/?JapaneseGoTerm (Japanese Terms)
