Does this tesuji have an English name?

wineandgolover · #1

In my most recent video, I wonder whether the reason I have never played this tesuji is because I never knew a name for it.

Is there a generally accepted English-language name for it? If not, should we create one?

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DrStraw · #2

It is a common enough sequence but I have never heard it described by any name.

wineandgolover · #3

Marcel Grünauer wrote:

"ko lock"

Cool, thanks! I've annotated the video (not visible on mobile OS's) and updated the info section of the video with the name.

DrStraw · #4

Interesting. I've been playing the sequence for years never knowing it had a name. I guess that shows that you don't need the name to be able to play good moves.

Uberdude · #5

I think that name was coined by Charles Matthews.

daal · #6

Charles Matthews on Sensei's Library wrote:

This tactic is as old as the hills; but the 'ko lock' name goes back to Victor Chow, a Chinese amateur now in South Africa.

Charles Matthews

DrStraw · #7

So it doesn't have a name in Japanese. I was assuming that was the translation of the Japanese term. Most other go terms are.

Does this tesuji have an English name?

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