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Go terms for Pente
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Oct 3, 2008, 2:08 PM
These are some GO terms that can be used for Pente
=yosu= means situation or the state of things
=miru= is "to see"
=Yosu-miru= to "see how things stand"
=Sente= moves that result in taking and holding the initiative as one player attacks, and the other defends in gote - - or does not currently need to respond to moves made by his opponent - - initiative - momentum - Offence - - forcing control of board flow temporarily or permanently
=kikashi= (forcing move)
=Gote= means "succeeding move" lit: "after hand", the opposite of sente, meaning "preceding move" (lit: "before hand") - on defense - - being forced temporarily or permanently into either limited choices or a singular choice
=Kiai= snatching sente away from the opponent - keeping sente - - or answering a kikashi in an unexpected way - - agresive defense - or - to answer opponent by setting a trap in a subtle and un-noticed way to surprize with ambushing attack/trap thus if un-noticed and un-answered will defuse opponents sente- - smoke and mirrors or illusion when on defense
=shibaraku=yosu o miru beki da, better to wait and see for a little while - - A probe - a sacrifice of a stone, but is designed to yield a very sophisticated kind of information about a developing group and how best to attack it
=tenuki= (ignoring the opponent),as a kind of gambit. A player can break out of gote, and can gain sente, by choosing to accept some future loss, on the local level, in order to take the initiative to play elsewhere.
Atari - next move will be capture, so you have to react on this treat. There is different Atari Atari-4 (atari with four after capture), Atari-4* (atari with 5 -th capture threat) Atari-3 (atari with three after capture) Atari-3* (atari with 4 -th capture threat, and possibility make atari-4* next move) Atari - just capture The level of treat is different - that is important.
Fukumi - possibility to make 4x3 next move.
Adzi - This is understanding of your own strategy, and ignoring atari , because of attacking opponent. Because when you capture - you lose temp. So , that is keeping temp of your own attack
Yosu-miru A probe. A yosu-miru move is, in some sense, a sacrifice of a stone, but is designed to yield a very sophisticated kind of information about a developing group and how best to attack it, based on its response. Yosu-miru draws on other concepts such as kikashi, aji, and korigatachi.
yosu means situation or the state of things, and (miru) is "to see", thus "yosu o miru", to "see how things stand". In Japanese this expression is usually used to say that it's better to wait and see before taking an action (e.g. "shibaraku yosu o miru beki da", it's better to wait and see for a little while). It is not a single word or a set phrase except in Western Go literature, and "probe" is the preferred word, being self-explanatory and actually used by the speakers of its originating language.
Kiai In the context of Go, kiai often translates as "fighting spirit", i.e. aggressiveness or initiative, but not unthinking greed. Kiai means keeping sente, that is not letting the opponent have his or her way. A sensei might say, "You play too passively - put some kiai in your moves!” A passive player may follow an opponent around the board responding to each move in turn. Kiai moves are the opposite of passive or submissive and a player showing kiai will dictate the flow of play. Kiai moves can catch an opponent off-balance and turn the game around. Examples of kiai moves include snatching sente away from the opponent; defending with a move that also counter-attacks; or answering a kikashi (forcing move) in an unexpected way. Kiai is also a term used in Japanese martial arts, usually as a name for a loud yell accompanying an attack. Obviously this is outwardly more restrained in the context of a board game, but it is intended to be in the same spirit.
Gote and Sente A move that leaves the player an overwhelming follow-up move, and thus forces the opponent to respond, is said to have "sente," or "initiative"; the opponent has "gote". In most games, the player who keeps sente most of the time will win.
Gote means "succeeding move" (lit: "after hand"), the opposite of sente, meaning "preceding move" (lit: "before hand"). Sente is a term to describe which player has the initiative in the game, and which moves result in taking and holding the initiative. More precisely, as one player attacks, and the other defends in gote, it can be said that they respectively do and do not have the initiative. The situation of having sente is favorable, permitting control of the flow of the game.
Applying these concepts to a whole sequence is basic to higher strategy. If Black starts a sequence that properly ends in an even number of plays, Black retains sente in doing this. If Black starts a sequence that properly ends after an odd number of plays, Black loses sente and takes gote. Accepting gote should only be in return for some profitable exchange. Correct play in the endgame can consist of playing available sente sequences, and then taking the largest gote sequence on the board. That description is a simplification, though. A reverse sente play is a special type of gote play, preventing the opponent from making some sente move. The relative value of reverse sente plays depends on the overall position, but one can count it as twice the value of what it would be if purely gote.
A player has sente if he does not currently need to respond to moves made by his opponent. This can be achieved by tenuki (ignoring the opponent), as a kind of gambit. A player can break out of gote, and can gain sente, by choosing to accept some future loss, on the local level, in order to take the initiative to play elsewhere.
In the case that neither of the players directly respond to each other's moves, the game can become difficult. Both players will have sente on their turn, and the moves they are making are gote. This will likely end in large exchanges, or one player will be shown to have a weaker position, and will have to start answering to avoid heavy damage.
the following are not Go terms;
=momentum= the impetus to go forward, develop, or get stronger
=initiative= a first step; a commencing move - the right or power to initiate something - on one's own initiative without being prompted - the first of a series of actions - The power or ability to begin or to follow through energetically with a plan or task - A beginning or introductory step -
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Re: Go terms for Pente
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Oct 4, 2008, 5:51 AM
I think from Japanese games you can take such important terms. Atari - next move will be capture, so you have to react on this treat. There is different Atari Atari-4 (atari with four after capture), Atari-4* (atari with 5 -th capture threat) Atari-3 (atari with three after capture) Atari-3* (atari with 4 -th capture threat, and possibility make atari-4* next move) Atari - just capture The level of treat is different - that is important.
Fukumi - possibility to make 4x3 next move.
Adzi - This is understanding of your own strategy, and ignoring atari , because of attacking opponent. Because when you capture - you lose temp. So , that is keeping temp of your own attack
Re: Go terms for Pente
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Oct 30, 2008, 11:25 AM
The Official Pente Glossary
Adzi The struggle for tempo, momentum or initiative. This involves an attempt, by both players, to create sente, which his opponent must respond to. Ataris or other minor threats are ignored while each player tries to create a threat his opponent cannot top.
Atari A move that threatens to capture an enemy pair.
Black The player who moves second. (But, in the Orient, the player with white stones traditionally moves second.)
Capture The removal from the board of a pair of enemy stones when a friendly stone is placed on one end of a pair that already had a friendly stone on the other end. Flanking five pairs of stones in this manner is one of two ways to win this game. (The other way is forming a pente.) This is sometimes called eating stones. See also, atari.
Chosen-Gomoku A Japanese name for this game. (Chosen is another name for Korea's Yi Dynasty.) The Japanese also call this game Ninuki. See also, Pente and Omok.
Counter threat A move that blocks an enemy threat while establishing a new threat. See also, adzi.
Double three Two intersecting lines of three stones of the same color. Forming double threes is a common, and very effective, tactic. The Japanese call formations like this san-san. An open 3x3, with no enemy stones at any of the four ends of the formation, might be prohibited for White by the Oriental move restriction.
Extension Adding a friendly stone to a formation with three stones in a row. (This term doesn't usually refer to open threes.) Although it may seem counter-intuitive, this is often a bad idea. Strong players prefer to hold an extension in reserve.
Fork A move that serves two purposes. Often a fork creates two ataris, strengthens two formations, or one each of the above.
Gon An attempt to force the last capture of the game through the use of threats. Occasionally, this situation may be referred to as herding. See also, atari.
Gote A threat that need not be blocked by an opponent. The threat may be minor or the player may be able to neutralize it with a stronger threat. See also, sente and adzi.
Herding An attempt to force the last capture of the game through the use of threats. Occasionally, this situation may be referred to as gon. See also, atari.
Initiative The ability to dictate an opponent's moves to him through the use of threats. Establishing initiative is the most widely-used, and most effective, strategy for the game. This situation is also called momentum and tempo.
Intersection The space where two lines meet on the board. Stones are played on these intersections, including the ones at the edges and corners of the board. Intersections are also called points.
Keystone A stone that blocks one end of a formation of four opposing stones in a row. Threats to a keystone may occur when it is part of a pair.
Momentum Having the leverage necessary to control an opponent's moves through the use of threats. Creating momentum is the most widely-used, and most effective, strategy for the game. This situation is also called initiative and tempo.
Ninuki The Japanese name for this game. The full name is Ninuki-Renju. The Japanese also call this game Chosen-Gomoku. See also, Pente and Omok.
Omok The Korean name for this game. (Koreans do not appear to distinguish between this game and the game where captures are not allowed.) See also, Pente, Ninuki and Chosen-Gomoku.
Open four Four stones of the same color, in a row, with no stones on either end of the formation. This is a powerful, and usually game-winning, threat. An open four is occasionally referred to as a tessera.
Open three Three stones of the same color, in a row, with no stones on either end of the formation. This is a very common threat. An open three is occasionally referred to as a tria.
Opening The position of stones on the board after the first couple of turns. Although many different opening positions are possible, only about a dozen or so appear frequently.
Opening move restriction A handicap used in both the Orient and the West for serious play between skilled players. White's second move must be at least three intersections away from his first move. This is sometimes called the tournament rule.
Oriental move restriction A handicap used in the Orient for serious play between skilled players. White may not form a double three, or san-san, if all four ends of the formation are open. White is also sometimes prohibited from creating, or in some variations, just benefiting from, an overline.
Overline Six or more stones of the same color in a row. Usually this is considered to be the same as a pente and wins the game. However, if some varieties of the Oriental move restriction are in play, an overline by White may be ignored or cause him to forfeit the game.
Pair Two adjacent stones of the same color with no friendly stones at either end. This formation is subject to atari and enemy capture.
Pente A formation of five stones of the same color in a row. This is one of the two ways of winning the game. (The other is making five captures.) This is also a trademarked name of the game used in the West*.
Point The space where two lines meet on the board. Stones are played on these points, including the ones at the edges and corners of the board. Points are also called intersections.
Potential Two stones of the same color with an empty point between them and no enemy stones at either end. This formation has the potential to become a stronger formation and is safer than a pair.
San-san Two intersecting lines of three stones of the same color. Forming san-san is a common, and very effective, tactic. Westerners call formations like this double threes. An open 3x3, with no enemy stones at any of the four ends of the formation, might be prohibited for White by the Oriental move restriction.
Sente A threat that forces an opponent to block it, or lose the game, thereby keeping, or gaining, the initiative. See also, gote.
Split four Four stones of the same color in a row, with a gap of one point between them and no stones at either end of the formation. By itself, this is usually a dubious threat. When the split is in the middle of the four, the enemy may place both pairs in atari.
Split three Three stones of the same color in a row, with one empty point between them and no enemy stones on either end. Alone, this is usually a dubious threat, because the pair in it is subject to atari. The Japanese call this tobi-san.
Stone A playing piece or pawn. Traditionally, the black pieces are actually made from stone. (And the white pieces from bone, shell or coral.)
Tempo Having the opportunity, and the time, to control an opponent's moves through the use of threats. Gaining tempo is the most widely-used, and most effective, strategy for the game. This situation is also called momentum and initiative.
Threat A move that the enemy ignores at his own risk. The move may threaten to win the game soon, or it may threaten the safety of an enemy formation. See also, sente and gote.
Tobi-san Three stones of the same color in a row, with one empty point between them and no enemy stones on either end. Alone, this is usually a dubious threat, because the pair in it is subject to atari. This is called a split three in the West.
Tournament rule A handicap used in the West for serious play between skilled players. White's second move must be at least three intersections away from his first move. This is sometimes called the opening move restriction.
Triangle Three stones of the same color that are not in a row and have one or two empty points between them. Forming triangles is a strong tactic that can gain a player the initiative.
White The player who moves first. (But, in the Orient, the player with black stones traditionally moves first.)
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Re: Go terms for Pente
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Oct 30, 2008, 9:40 PM
thanks pente fan,
and to continue the collection here is richardiii's pente glossary he was working on a while back;
I have much more to say about openings, but in an address to:
a) Create a pente jargon which will make it easier to describe complex positions and patterns
Here’s some pente jargon that I use, some are old and some are mine.
Cap : to capture, ie to take a pair
Atari : (a Japanese Go term)to lay a stone that threatens to cap.
Extend : to lay a stone on the end of one’s own existing line of connected stones.
Sente : a Japanese Go term meaning ‘initiative’ or the ability to lay a stone that demands a continuing defensive posture from one's opponent.
Tres : 3 stones in a line.
Split 3 : a tres formed with a pair, a space, and then one more stone.
Posted or Divided 3 : a stone, a space, a stone, a space, and one more stone all of the same color.
Open 4 : 4 stones in a row with no defending stones at either end
Extended 4 : a 4 formed by 3 stones, a space, and one more stone.
Split 4 : a 4 formed by a pair, a space, and a second pair.
Trap : to lay a stone that forces one’s opponent to play into atari against himself.
Soft block : to block one space beyond the end of a tres or pair in such a way that denies one’s opponent an extension into sente on one end.
Draw : to make a pair that temps ones’ opponent to play an atari move. An opening tactic favored by many players such as up2ng.
Winding the Clock : laying consecutive split 3’s in such a manner that as one’s opponent keeps playing into the split, and the split 3’s keep forming. The overall pattern evolves in a circular pattern of split 3’s. this pattern must be set up right for proper execution or it fails, but when it is set up right, it is a beauty to behold.
more terms forthcoming.
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Re: Go terms for Pente
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Oct 31, 2008, 11:24 AM
I had checked about Omok in Korea. Omok is another Five-In-aRow game , like Gomoku, but playing is startingfrom exact position. Korean chess also has some standart positions, so O-mok has the same idea in the opening. Koreans unfortunatly not play ninuki or pente. If you read "Master of Go" by Kawabata the Go players had played ninuki during the rest between games.
