Glossary

Glossary

Shape and Tesuji: Good Shape, Bad Shape, the Empty Triangle, the Tiger's Mouth and the Clever Moves Go Players Admire

Shape describes how efficiently stones work together in Go; tesuji is the clever move that wins a local fight. The key terms, explained plainly.

28/09/2026 5 min read

Glossary

Sente, Gote, Tenuki and Miai: The Words Go Players Use for Initiative and Timing

Sente, gote, tenuki and miai describe who moves next and which points are interchangeable in Go. Clear definitions and how each shapes your choices.

28/09/2026 5 min read

Glossary

Go, Weiqi, Baduk, Igo, Cờ Vây: One Game With Many Names, and Why English Uses Japanese Go Terms

The same game is called Go, weiqi, baduk, igo and cờ vây. What each name means, and why English Go vocabulary is mostly borrowed from Japanese.

27/09/2026 5 min read

Glossary

Go Glossary A to Z: Atari, Dame, Gote, Joseki, Ko, Sente, Tesuji and Every Term a New Player Meets

A plain-English Go glossary from atari to yose. Short definitions of the terms new players meet, with notes on how they are used in real games.

27/09/2026 5 min read

Glossary

Eyes, False Eyes and Eye Space: The Vocabulary of Life and Death in Go, With a Two-Eyed Group to Study

Why two eyes make a Go group alive, what a false eye is, and the words for eye space, killing points and living shapes, with a simple position to check.

27/09/2026 5 min read

Glossary

Liberty, Atari, Self-Atari and Snapback: The Capture Vocabulary of Go Explained With Simple Positions

The words behind every capture in Go: liberty, atari, self-atari, snapback, connect and cut. Clear definitions with small positions you can check yourself.

27/09/2026 5 min read