• Moyo Style

    Moyo Style

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    description:
    openings:
    joseki:
    tesuji:
    principles:
    strategic_tactics:
  • Territorial Style

    Territorial Style

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  • Fighting Style

    Fighting Style

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  • Peaceful style

    Peaceful style

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  • Thickness Style

    Thickness Style

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  • Light Style

    Light Style

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  • Find Big Moves

    Find Big Moves

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    definition:
    ...
    type:
    Opening Strategy
  • Use Positional Judgement To Determine whether to attack or defend.

    Use Positional Judgement To Determine whether to attack or defend.

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  • Attack Weak Groups

    Attack Weak Groups

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    definition:
  • Defend Your Weak Groups

    Defend Your Weak Groups

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    definition:
    A weak group is a group that cannot easily make eyeshape and often has shape defects that can be exploited by your opponent. It also is a group that is not easy to sacrifice because it is worth too much.
    explanation:
    connections:
    This is similar to Reverse Sente where you prevent your opponent from making a sente endgame move on you.
    principles:
    A weak group is worth minus 30 points
    tactics:
    tesuji:
    how_to_fix:
    If you find your groups are getting chased around the board for your opponent's profit, or if your shape defects are exploited with forcing moves, you should work on your shape, life and death, and defensive tesuji, while also learning to evaluate the value of your groups. If you like playing flexibly, you can also study sabaki, but don't be too eager to sacrifice groups unless you are very good at evaluating their worth.
  • Opening Strategy
  • Middle Game Strategy
  • Endgame Strategy