Go/Glossary of terms

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Contents 1 Aji 2 amashi 3 Atari 4 cut 5 Chuban 6 Dan 7 Death 8 Eye 9 Fuseki 10 Goban 11 Gote 12 Group 13 Furikawari 14 Hane 15 Handicap 16 influence 17 Joban 18 Joseki 19 katachi 20 Kaya 21 Ko 22 kyu 23 Life 24 Moyo 25 Nakade 26 prisoners 27 Secter line 28 Seki 29 sente 30 shape 31 shimari 32 Shodan 33 stone 34 Tesuji 35 thickness 36 thin 37 Tsumego 38 Yose

[edit] Aji

[edit] amashi

[edit] Atari

A stone or group of stones with one liberty left are said to be in atari.

[edit] cut

[edit] Chuban

[edit] Dan

[edit] Death

[edit] Eye

[edit] Fuseki

[edit] Goban

A Go board.

[edit] Gote

[edit] Group

A group of stones (of one colour) that are nearby on the board.

[edit] Furikawari

[edit] Hane

[edit] Handicap

[edit] 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.

[edit] Joban

[edit] Joseki

[edit] katachi

[edit] Kaya

[edit] Ko

[edit] kyu

[edit] Life

[edit] Moyo

[edit] Nakade

[edit] prisoners

The stones that are captured from the other side. Traditionally they are kept in the lid of your Go bowl.

[edit] Secter line

[edit] Seki

[edit] sente

[edit] shape

[edit] shimari

[edit] Shodan

[edit] stone

One the small playing pieces used to play Go.

[edit] Tesuji

[edit] thickness

[edit] thin

[edit] Tsumego

[edit] Yose