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Go proverbs are traditional proverbs relating to the game of Go, generally used to help one find good moves in various situations during a game. They are generalizations and thus a particular proverb will have specific situations where it is not applicable. Knowing when a proverb is inapplicable is part of the process of getting stronger as a Go player. Indeed, several proverbs contradict each other—however they agree in as much as they advise the player to pay attention to the stated situation.

Go proverbs, life-or-death problems (tsumego), and compilations of go games (kifu) are the three major traditional teaching resources for the game of go. (Full article...)

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  • Image 1The first 150 moves of a Go game animated. (Click on the board to restart the animation in a larger window.) (from Go (game))
    The first 150 moves of a Go game animated. (Click on the board to restart the animation in a larger window.) (from Go (game))
  • Image 2Three Japanese professional Go players observe some younger amateurs as they dissect a life and death problem in the corner of the board, at the US Go Congress in Houston, Texas, 2003. (from Go (game))
    Three Japanese professional Go players observe some younger amateurs as they dissect a life and death problem in the corner of the board, at the US Go Congress in Houston, Texas, 2003. (from Go (game))
  • Image 3Example of seki (mutual life). Neither Black nor White can play on the marked points without reducing their own liberties for those groups to one (self-atari). (from Go (game))
    Example of seki (mutual life). Neither Black nor White can play on the marked points without reducing their own liberties for those groups to one (self-atari). (from Go (game))
  • Image 4The Black stone group has only one liberty (at point A), so it is very vulnerable to capture. If Black plays at A, the chain would then have 3 liberties, and so is much safer. However, if White plays at A first, the Black chain loses its last liberty, and thus it is captured and immediately removed from the board, leaving White's stones as shown to the right. (from Go (game))
    The Black stone group has only one liberty (at point A), so it is very vulnerable to capture. If Black plays at A, the chain would then have 3 liberties, and so is much safer. However, if White plays at A first, the Black chain loses its last liberty, and thus it is captured and immediately removed from the board, leaving White's stones as shown to the right. (from Go (game))
  • Image 5Painting of a woman playing Go, from the Astana Graves. Tang dynasty, c. 744 CE. (from Go (game))
    Painting of a woman playing Go, from the Astana Graves. Tang dynasty, c. 744 CE. (from Go (game))
  • Image 6A ceramic 19 x 19 board preserved from the Sui dynasty. (from History of Go)
    A ceramic 19 x 19 board preserved from the Sui dynasty. (from History of Go)
  • Image 7Under normal rules, White cannot play at A because that point has no liberties. Under the Ing and New Zealand rules, White may play A, a suicide stone that kills itself and the two neighboring white stones, leaving an empty three-space eye. Black naturally answers by playing at A, creating two eyes to live. (from Go (game))
    Under normal rules, White cannot play at A because that point has no liberties. Under the Ing and New Zealand rules, White may play A, a suicide stone that kills itself and the two neighboring white stones, leaving an empty three-space eye. Black naturally answers by playing at A, creating two eyes to live. (from Go (game))
  • Image 8A traditional Japanese set, with a solid wooden floor board (碁盤 goban), 2 bowls (碁笥 goke) and 361 stones (碁石 goishi) (from Go (game))
    A traditional Japanese set, with a solid wooden floor board (碁盤 goban), 2 bowls (碁笥 goke) and 361 stones (碁石 goishi) (from Go (game))
  • Image 9The illustration [A] displays the four "liberties" (adjacent empty points) of a single black stone. Illustrations [B], [C], and [D] show White reducing those liberties progressively by one. In [D], when Black has only one liberty left, that stone is under attack and about to be captured and eliminated (a state called atari). White may capture that stone (remove it from the board) with a play on its last liberty (at D-1). (from Go (game))
    The illustration [A] displays the four "liberties" (adjacent empty points) of a single black stone. Illustrations [B], [C], and [D] show White reducing those liberties progressively by one. In [D], when Black has only one liberty left, that stone is under attack and about to be captured and eliminated (a state called atari). White may capture that stone (remove it from the board) with a play on its last liberty (at D-1). (from Go (game))
  • Image 10Model of a 19×19 Go board, from a tomb of the Sui dynasty (581–618 CE) (from Go (game))
    Model of a 19×19 Go board, from a tomb of the Sui dynasty (581–618 CE) (from Go (game))
  • Image 11A finished beginner's game on a 13×13 board (from Go (game))
    A finished beginner's game on a 13×13 board (from Go (game))
  • Image 12South Korean player Lee Chang-ho plays against Russian player Alexandre Dinerchtein, seven-time European Champion and one of the few non-East Asian players to reach professional status. (from Go (game))
    South Korean player Lee Chang-ho plays against Russian player Alexandre Dinerchtein, seven-time European Champion and one of the few non-East Asian players to reach professional status. (from Go (game))
  • Image 13Li Jing playing Go with his brothers. Detail from a painting by Zhou Wenju (fl. 942–961 CE), Southern Tang dynasty. (from Go (game))
    Li Jing playing Go with his brothers. Detail from a painting by Zhou Wenju (fl. 942–961 CE), Southern Tang dynasty. (from Go (game))
  • Image 14Go portrayed as part of East-Asian culture. (The goblet in the middle is from the Nihon Ki-in.) (from Go (game))
    Go portrayed as part of East-Asian culture. (The goblet in the middle is from the Nihon Ki-in.) (from Go (game))
  • Image 15One black chain and two white chains, with their liberties marked with dots. Liberties are shared among all stones of a chain and can be counted. Here the black group has 5 liberties, while the two white chains have 4 liberties each. (from Go (game))
    One black chain and two white chains, with their liberties marked with dots. Liberties are shared among all stones of a chain and can be counted. Here the black group has 5 liberties, while the two white chains have 4 liberties each. (from Go (game))
  • Image 16Hon'inbō Shūsai (left), last head of house Hon'inbō, plays against then-up-and-coming Go Seigen in the game of the century. (from Go (game))
    Hon'inbō Shūsai (left), last head of house Hon'inbō, plays against then-up-and-coming Go Seigen in the game of the century. (from Go (game))
  • Image 17A simplified game at its end. Black's territory (A) + (C) and prisoners (D) is counted and compared to White's territory (B) only (no prisoners). In this example, both Black and White attempted to invade and live (C and D groups) to reduce the other's total territory. Only Black's invading group (C) was successful in living, as White's group (D) was killed with a black stone at (E). The points in the middle (F) are dame, meaning they belong to neither player. (from Go (game))
    A simplified game at its end. Black's territory (A) + (C) and prisoners (D) is counted and compared to White's territory (B) only (no prisoners). In this example, both Black and White attempted to invade and live (C and D groups) to reduce the other's total territory. Only Black's invading group (C) was successful in living, as White's group (D) was killed with a black stone at (E). The points in the middle (F) are dame, meaning they belong to neither player. (from Go (game))
  • Image 18A 9×9 game with graphical aids. Colors and markings show evaluations by the computer assistant. (from Go (game))
    A 9×9 game with graphical aids. Colors and markings show evaluations by the computer assistant. (from Go (game))
  • Image 19Go players demonstrating the traditional technique of holding a stone (from Go (game))
    Go players demonstrating the traditional technique of holding a stone (from Go (game))
  • Image 20A simplified ko fight on a 9×9 board. The ko is at the point marked with a square—Black has "taken the ko" first. The ko fight determines the life of the A and B groups—only one survives and the other is captured. White may play C as a ko threat, and Black properly answers at D. White can then take the ko by playing at the square-marked point (capturing the one black stone). E is a possible ko threat for Black. (from Go (game))
    A simplified ko fight on a 9×9 board. The ko is at the point marked with a square—Black has "taken the ko" first. The ko fight determines the life of the A and B groups—only one survives and the other is captured. White may play C as a ko threat, and Black properly answers at D. White can then take the ko by playing at the square-marked point (capturing the one black stone). E is a possible ko threat for Black. (from Go (game))
  • Image 21Li Jing playing Go with his brothers. Painting by Zhou Wenju (fl. 942–961), Southern Tang dynasty. (from History of Go)
    Li Jing playing Go with his brothers. Painting by Zhou Wenju (fl. 942–961), Southern Tang dynasty. (from History of Go)
  • Image 22An example of single-convex stones and Go Seigen bowls. These particular stones are made of Yunzi material, and the bowls of jujube wood. (from Go (game))
    An example of single-convex stones and Go Seigen bowls. These particular stones are made of Yunzi material, and the bowls of jujube wood. (from Go (game))
  • Image 23Minamoto no Yoshiie by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886. This popular woodblock print depicts the ancient legend of a husband who suspected his wife was having an affair with the samurai Minamoto no Yoshiie. To prevent his visits, the husband surrounded his house with brambles and placed a Go board on the balcony, hoping he would stumble over it. Instead, the samurai deftly cut the board as he leaped over the balcony railing, avoiding both obstacles. (from Go (game))
    Minamoto no Yoshiie by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886. This popular woodblock print depicts the ancient legend of a husband who suspected his wife was having an affair with the samurai Minamoto no Yoshiie. To prevent his visits, the husband surrounded his house with brambles and placed a Go board on the balcony, hoping he would stumble over it. Instead, the samurai deftly cut the board as he leaped over the balcony railing, avoiding both obstacles. (from Go (game))

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7 Yoo Changhyuk South Korea South Korea 6
8 Park Junghwan South Korea South Korea 5
9 Chang Hao China China 3
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Tang Weixing China China
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