Go/Glossary of terms

Aji amashi Atari 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 Chuban Dan 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 Eye Fuseki 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 A Go board. Gote Group A group of stones (of one colour) that are nearby on the board. Furikawari Hane Handicap influence 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 Joseki 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 Kaya Ko kyu Life Moyo Nakade prisoners The stones that are captured from the other side. Traditionally they are kept in the lid of your Go bowl. Secter line Seki sente shape shimari Shodan stone One the small playing pieces used to play Go. Tesuji thickness thin Tsumego Yose