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Where can I learn the lingo of Go?
I'm only a beginner at Go, but have been reading the questions in the go tag with interest.
However, this game seems to have rather more special terminology than most. What do joseki, shimari, ...
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What is the meaning of 'karai' and how is it applied?
A Western insei recently wondered about the term "karai":
Japanese
players call black 57 "karai", which is a term which I haven't heard
used in western go at all! The meaning appears to be ...
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How many points are won/lost during this exchange?
$$ six=two
$$ -.a.....
$$ -.......
$$ -...OOOO
$$ -4....XO
$$ -1OOOOOX
$$ -XOXXO.X
$$ -2X5.XX.
$$ -3......
$$ --------
White territory around a is safe.
Move 2 and 4 can be swapped for identical ...
