quick development; settling a group by making a flexible and resilient shape

Keshi

Hole

Atari is an arrangement of stones where there is only one more move until a capture. In the middle of the board, for example, if your stone is surrounded on three of the four sides by opposing stones, your stone is in atari. Ate

"Aim inside"; a half-cut of two enemy pieces connected diagonally

Middle game

Together with Kyu, the playing strength ranking scale, Master

"Go-between"; extending between 2 enemy pieces

The opening moves of the game, in which you sketch out broad claims on territory.

Bad shape, but nonetheless a [very] good move