| atari | a situation where a stone or group of stones has only one liberty and may be captured on the next move if unable to attain additional liberties. |
| eye | |
| :alive | |
| dead | |
| false eye | |
| liberty | |
| ko | |
| haengma | |
| aji | |
| star point | |
| origin of heaven | |
| komi | 6.5 points to white |
| seki | neither side can capture |
| snap-back | sacrife a stone for a bigger capture |
| bent four | may be alive |
| bent four in the corner | dead |
| miai | there are 2 interchangeable places to play |
| sente | Sente is a Japanese go term that roughly translates to ‘initiative’. A ‘sente move’ is a move that your opponent has to respond to, so you can then switch elsewhere on the board if you want to. |
| ladder | In the game of Go, a ladder is a basic sequence of moves in which an attacker pursues a group in atari in a zig-zag pattern across the board. If there are no intervening stones, the group will hit the edge of the board and be captured. The sequence is so basic that there is a Go proverb saying “if you don’t know ladders, don’t play Go.” |
| under the stones | A play under the stones (Japanese: ishi-no-shita) is a play in a space which has become free because some of your own stones have been captured. |
Joseki: opening pattern of a go game
