Underneath attachment

See attach.

Unilateral gote endgame

See gote.

Unilateral sente endgame

See sente.

Unsettled

No J, no C, K-미생(未生)

A state of stones that do not have a base or enough shape to make two eyes.

The Korean ‘미생’ literally means ‘not alive yet.’

Upper attachment

See attach.

Urgent point (area)

J-kyuba (急場), C-jichang (急?)，K-급한 곳

A point or an area which should be defended as soon as possible to avoid immense damage.

An ‘urgent point’ is related to a ‘situation’ while a ‘vital point’ is usually related to a ‘shape.’

There is a proverb saying ‘the urgent point takes priority over the big point.’

Cf. vital point

Variation

J-henka (?化), C-bianhua (?化)，K-변화

1. Sequences derived from a pattern.

2. Sequences that could have been played instead of the sequence actually played in a game.

Vital point

J-kyusho(急所), C-jisuo (急所), K-급소(急所)

A point that is fatal to a group or a shape of stones.

Dia. 1 Dia. 2White 1 in Dia. 1 hits the vital point of the black group, while Black 1 in Dia. 2 hits the vital point of White’s shape.

Wall

J-kabe (壁), C-qiangbi (?壁), K-벽

Stones facing the center or along a side that are solidly connected and stand in a row.

It has no cutting point, keeps the opponent from invading, and also has a lot of influence on other stones.

Dia. 1

The White’s shape in Dia. 1 can be said a ‘wall.’

Way of Go

J-kido (棋道), C-qidao (棋道), K-기도(棋道)

The proper attitude one must have in playing Go.

Weak Group

No J, C-guqi (孤棋), K-곤마(困馬)

A group in danger, having no adequate eye shape, and can easily be attacked.

The literal meaning of the Chinese ‘guqi(孤棋)’ is ‘orphan stones’ and that of the Korean ‘곤마(困馬)’ is ‘suffering horse.’

Wedge

J-warikomi (割?), C-wa (?), K-끼우다

To put a stone directly between two opponent’s stones.

Dia. 1

The Japanese ‘warikomi’ literally means ‘to go in to divide,’ the Chinese ‘wa(?)’ means ‘to scoop out,’ and the Korean ‘끼우다’ means ‘to insert.’

Weiqi

圍棋

The Chinese name for Go.

Wing Formation

J-, C-liangyi zhangkai (?翼??), K-양날개

A formation which extends to two adjacent sides from an occupied corner as shown in the diagrams below.

It is considered to have lots of potential to develop into a huge territorial framework.

Dia. 1 Dia. 2

Winning move

J-, C-shengzhao (勝着), K-승착 (勝着)

A move that is evaluated as the cause of victory.

Win without counting

J-中押(chuoshi), C-zhongpan sheng (中??)，K-불계승 (不計勝)

A victory in which one player resigns before territorial counting begins.

Zenith

J-tengen(天元), C-tianyuan (天元)，K-천원 (天元)

The star point on the center of the board, i.e. x in Dia. 1.

Zhongguo Qiyuan

中國棋院

The Chinese Go Association