Go Terms (Japanese)

Question 1

Atari

Answer 1

When a group of stones has only one liberty

Question 2

Ate

Answer 2

The movement that puts a group of stones in atari.

Question 3

Ate-kaeshi

Answer 3

Counter-atari

Question 4

Dame

Answer 4

neutral point between two groups

Question 5

Fuseki

Answer 5

opening common moves

Question 6

goban

Answer 6

go board

Question 7

Gote

Answer 7

losing the iniciative doing a move that doesn’t pressure the opponent

Question 8

Hoshi

Answer 8

starpoints in the table

Question 9

Joseki

Answer 9

Standart better move in a given position in the board, usually in the corner

Question 10

Komi

Answer 10

Compensation for white for playing second

Question 11

Komoku

Answer 11

3-4 point

Question 12

Keima or Kogeima

Answer 12

Small-knight’s move

Question 13

Kosumi

Answer 13

Diagonal move

Question 14

Hebo-Kosumi

Answer 14

Weak player’s diagonal

Question 15

Ko

Answer 15

Repetitive Capture

Question 16

Miai

Answer 16

two basically equal alternative plays

Question 17

Nigiri

Answer 17

Procedure to determine which player plays as black

Question 18

Oiotoshi

Answer 18

Situation where atari cannot be avoided, even when connecting (connect-and-die)

Question 19

Rengo

Answer 19

Go in teams

Question 20

Sansan

Answer 20

3-3 point

Question 21

Seki

Answer 21

mutual life

Question 22

Semeai

Answer 22

Capturing Race

Question 23

Sente

Answer 23

Having the iniciative

Question 24

Shudan

Answer 24

“Hand Talk”, one form to refer to the game of Go, both for chinese and japanese

Question 25

Takamoku

Answer 25

5-4 point

Question 26

Mokuhazushi

Answer 26

3-5 point

Question 27

Tenuki

Answer 27

Ignoring opponent’s threat, playing elsewhere

Question 28

Teire

Answer 28

Reinforcement move

Question 29

Tesuji

Answer 29

A clever play in a game, a skilful move

Question 30

Tengen

Answer 30

Center of the board. (Origin of Heaven)

Question 31

Tsumego

Answer 31

Problems of Go, usually life and death ones

Question 32

Utte-gaeshi or Utte-gae

Answer 32

Snapback tactic

Question 33

Pasu

Answer 33

Passing in the game

Question 34

Ate-oshi

Answer 34

Atari and push

Question 35

Ate-tsugi

Answer 35

Atari and connect

Question 36

goke

Answer 36

go bowls for stones

Question 37

goishi

Answer 37

go pieces

Question 38

nakade

Answer 38

inside move, often in an big eye to prevent forming two eyes

Question 39

Yose

Answer 39

Approach move to a stable group to reduce its territory, usually in endgame.

Question 40

Peep

Answer 40

Sente movement that treats to cut the opponent