25:
657:
650:
643:
636:
629:
622:
606:
599:
592:
578:
571:
555:
548:
541:
534:
527:
520:
504:
497:
490:
483:
476:
469:
453:
446:
439:
432:
425:
418:
402:
395:
388:
367:
351:
344:
337:
316:
300:
293:
286:
265:
249:
242:
221:
214:
198:
191:
184:
177:
170:
163:
2050:
330:
323:
279:
272:
235:
228:
105:
615:
585:
564:
513:
462:
411:
381:
374:
360:
309:
258:
207:
156:
147:
140:
133:
126:
119:
112:
775:
Most go openings emerge from casual games into prominence when they appear in a high-profile match, but the origins of the avalanche joseki in professional play can be fairly accurately traced. In games from 1927, three years after the founding of the
742:
The avalanche occurs after the moves 1 (3–4), 2 (5–4), 3 (5–3), and 4 (4–4). The moves 5 (4–3) and 6 (3–5) then always follow (image at right). There is then a five-way choice for the next play. Point
846:
of the early nineteenth century. It set off the modern intensive research in this joseki. It allows the first player to take the corner territory, and usually leads to a complex large-scale fight in the centre.
54:
799:
This opening was not previously used because it violates a principle that governs generally sound play. After Black 3, White 4 brings to mind the well-known
791:
that revolutionized
Japanese go in the 1930s, and one can see in the "avalanche" early evidence of his interest in the importance of central influence.
718:, and the one that has been most deeply studied in modern times. Hundreds of unique variations have appeared in high-level games. Aside from the
1551:
883:
1975:
76:
1928:
1546:
2005:
722:, which has traditionally been said to have more than 1000 known variations, the avalanche is thought to be the most complex
37:
1970:
1915:
811:— however, depending on the situation elsewhere on the board, White 6 may be not only playable, but preferable.
47:
41:
33:
1991:
1681:
1893:
1875:
1494:
830:
can lead to a running fight, but tends normally to force the issue into settled formations. A new move found by
58:
1960:
1898:
1862:
1579:
1487:
1948:
1910:
1870:
1825:
1275:
876:
1965:
1905:
1880:
1778:
1639:
1569:
1653:
1574:
1920:
1721:
1515:
1820:
1788:
1748:
1709:
1589:
1477:
2080:
2059:
2010:
1953:
1835:
1594:
1534:
1472:
1428:
869:
734:
has been quite unfashionable for a generation as the 5-3 corner opening has gone out of favor.
1830:
1674:
1482:
712:
784:, then aged 18, began experimenting with it after one of his opponents used it against him.
1803:
1695:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1584:
1561:
1333:
1300:
1263:
1258:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1234:
1227:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1198:
1191:
1184:
1177:
1170:
1165:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1120:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1092:
1085:
1078:
1071:
1064:
1049:
1044:
1036:
1031:
1024:
1019:
1012:
1005:
997:
1728:
1714:
1632:
1510:
1460:
1421:
945:
715:
1996:
1813:
1763:
1702:
1625:
1440:
1380:
1355:
1312:
1295:
1283:
952:
807:(bend) at the head of two stones". In accordance with this proverb, White should play
2074:
1840:
1646:
1413:
973:
835:
781:
730:
fits much better with current ideas on opening strategy and is often used, while the
719:
1933:
1888:
1768:
1667:
940:
932:
910:
2015:
1938:
1753:
1740:
1435:
1370:
1350:
959:
922:
777:
99:
2027:
1808:
1783:
1689:
1520:
1375:
1365:
1305:
800:
788:
2054:
1773:
1455:
1445:
1360:
968:
915:
902:
893:
831:
1319:
707:
1845:
1660:
1465:
1342:
1758:
1539:
1450:
1401:
1385:
856:
1798:
1793:
1394:
1288:
1525:
2049:
2020:
1850:
983:
978:
2032:
865:
18:
787:
Kitani was a leading figure in the development of the
861:
1984:
1861:
1739:
1618:
1560:
1503:
1412:
1274:
996:
931:
901:
842:innovation since the 'secret weapon' plays in the
46:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
696:
690:
672:leads to the small avalanche (konadare) and at
877:
834:in 1957, in a Saikyo Tournament game against
8:
884:
870:
862:
77:Learn how and when to remove this message
16:Opening move sequence for a game of Go
826:is the most complex line of all: the
7:
1976:Taiwan Chi Yuan Culture Foundation
676:to the large avalanche (onadare).
14:
2048:
655:
648:
641:
634:
627:
620:
613:
604:
597:
590:
583:
576:
569:
562:
553:
546:
539:
532:
525:
518:
511:
502:
495:
488:
481:
474:
467:
460:
451:
444:
437:
430:
423:
416:
409:
400:
393:
386:
379:
372:
365:
358:
349:
342:
335:
328:
321:
314:
307:
298:
291:
284:
277:
270:
263:
256:
247:
240:
233:
226:
219:
212:
205:
196:
189:
182:
175:
168:
161:
154:
145:
138:
131:
124:
117:
110:
103:
23:
1929:All Japan Student Go Federation
2006:Games played with Go equipment
838:, is probably the most famous
705:is one of the most celebrated
1:
795:Reasons for previous neglect
1971:Singapore Weiqi Association
1916:International Go Federation
697:
2097:
1683:Long Ode to Watching Weiqi
2043:
1894:Chinese Weiqi Association
1876:Australian Go Association
747:(6–4) leads to the
691:
1961:Mind Sports Organisation
1899:Hong Kong Go Association
1610:Lee's broken ladder game
1488:Nihon Ki-in Hall of Fame
32:This article includes a
1949:Korea Baduk Association
1911:French Federation of Go
1871:American Go Association
1826:Monte Carlo tree search
1600:The Game of the Century
61:more precise citations.
1966:New Zealand Go Society
1906:European Go Federation
1881:British Go Association
1641:The Girl Who Played Go
1495:Professional handicaps
815:Variations within the
1580:AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol
857:Sensei's Library page
703:, "avalanche jōseki")
1921:Irish Go Association
1723:The Surrounding Game
1276:Strategy and tactics
1821:Future of Go Summit
1749:Computer Go UEC Cup
1590:Blood-vomiting game
1570:AlphaGo vs. Fan Hui
759:(6–3) to the
95:
2011:Go and mathematics
1992:Benson's algorithm
1954:Myongji University
1595:Ear-reddening game
1575:AlphaGo vs. Ke Jie
1430:Dunhuang Go Manual
91:
34:list of references
2068:
2067:
1831:Smart Game Format
1562:Games and matches
1516:Ranks and ratings
738:Sequence of moves
680:
679:
663:
662:
87:
86:
79:
2088:
2053:
2052:
1710:Sensei's Library
1697:The Master of Go
1605:Kamakura jubango
1585:Atomic bomb game
1478:European players
886:
879:
872:
863:
704:
702:
694:
693:
659:
658:
652:
651:
645:
644:
638:
637:
631:
630:
624:
623:
617:
616:
608:
607:
601:
600:
594:
593:
587:
586:
580:
579:
573:
572:
566:
565:
557:
556:
550:
549:
543:
542:
536:
535:
529:
528:
522:
521:
515:
514:
506:
505:
499:
498:
492:
491:
485:
484:
478:
477:
471:
470:
464:
463:
455:
454:
448:
447:
441:
440:
434:
433:
427:
426:
420:
419:
413:
412:
404:
403:
397:
396:
390:
389:
383:
382:
376:
375:
369:
368:
362:
361:
353:
352:
346:
345:
339:
338:
332:
331:
325:
324:
318:
317:
311:
310:
302:
301:
295:
294:
288:
287:
281:
280:
274:
273:
267:
266:
260:
259:
251:
250:
244:
243:
237:
236:
230:
229:
223:
222:
216:
215:
209:
208:
200:
199:
193:
192:
186:
185:
179:
178:
172:
171:
165:
164:
158:
157:
149:
148:
142:
141:
135:
134:
128:
127:
121:
120:
114:
113:
107:
106:
100:
96:
90:
82:
75:
71:
68:
62:
57:this article by
48:inline citations
27:
26:
19:
2096:
2095:
2091:
2090:
2089:
2087:
2086:
2085:
2071:
2070:
2069:
2064:
2047:
2039:
1980:
1857:
1735:
1730:The Weiqi Devil
1634:The Divine Move
1614:
1556:
1535:Honorary titles
1511:Go professional
1499:
1461:Oskar Korschelt
1423:Classic of Arts
1408:
1270:
1020:Board positions
992:
927:
897:
890:
853:
820:
797:
773:
761:large avalanche
749:small avalanche
740:
688:
656:
649:
642:
635:
628:
621:
614:
605:
598:
591:
584:
577:
570:
563:
554:
547:
540:
533:
526:
519:
512:
503:
496:
489:
482:
475:
468:
461:
452:
445:
438:
431:
424:
417:
410:
401:
394:
387:
380:
373:
366:
359:
350:
343:
336:
329:
322:
315:
308:
299:
292:
285:
278:
271:
264:
257:
248:
241:
234:
227:
220:
213:
206:
197:
190:
183:
176:
169:
162:
155:
146:
139:
132:
125:
118:
111:
104:
83:
72:
66:
63:
52:
38:related reading
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2094:
2092:
2084:
2083:
2073:
2072:
2066:
2065:
2063:
2062:
2057:
2044:
2041:
2040:
2038:
2037:
2036:
2035:
2030:
2025:
2013:
2008:
2003:
1994:
1988:
1986:
1982:
1981:
1979:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1958:
1957:
1956:
1951:
1943:
1942:
1941:
1936:
1931:
1923:
1918:
1913:
1908:
1903:
1902:
1901:
1896:
1891:
1883:
1878:
1873:
1867:
1865:
1859:
1858:
1856:
1855:
1854:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1833:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1817:
1816:
1811:
1806:
1801:
1796:
1791:
1786:
1781:
1776:
1771:
1766:
1764:AlphaGo Master
1761:
1751:
1745:
1743:
1737:
1736:
1734:
1733:
1726:
1719:
1712:
1707:
1700:
1693:
1686:
1679:
1676:Igo Hatsuyōron
1672:
1665:
1658:
1651:
1644:
1637:
1630:
1622:
1620:
1616:
1615:
1613:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1566:
1564:
1558:
1557:
1555:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1537:
1532:
1531:
1530:
1523:
1513:
1507:
1505:
1501:
1500:
1498:
1497:
1492:
1491:
1490:
1485:
1483:Female players
1480:
1470:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1441:Four Go houses
1438:
1433:
1426:
1418:
1416:
1410:
1409:
1407:
1406:
1399:
1392:
1391:
1390:
1383:
1381:Empty triangle
1373:
1368:
1366:Opening theory
1363:
1358:
1356:Life and death
1353:
1348:
1340:
1339:
1338:
1331:
1317:
1316:
1315:
1310:
1303:
1298:
1286:
1284:Capturing race
1280:
1278:
1272:
1271:
1269:
1268:
1261:
1256:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1232:
1225:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1196:
1189:
1182:
1175:
1168:
1163:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1118:
1111:
1104:
1097:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1047:
1042:
1034:
1029:
1022:
1017:
1010:
1002:
1000:
994:
993:
991:
990:
989:
988:
981:
976:
966:
965:
964:
957:
943:
937:
935:
929:
928:
926:
925:
920:
913:
907:
905:
899:
898:
891:
889:
888:
881:
874:
866:
860:
859:
852:
851:External links
849:
819:
813:
796:
793:
772:
769:
739:
736:
678:
677:
665:
664:
661:
660:
653:
646:
639:
632:
625:
618:
610:
609:
602:
595:
588:
581:
574:
567:
559:
558:
551:
544:
537:
530:
523:
516:
508:
507:
500:
493:
486:
479:
472:
465:
457:
456:
449:
442:
435:
428:
421:
414:
406:
405:
398:
391:
384:
377:
370:
363:
355:
354:
347:
340:
333:
326:
319:
312:
304:
303:
296:
289:
282:
275:
268:
261:
253:
252:
245:
238:
231:
224:
217:
210:
202:
201:
194:
187:
180:
173:
166:
159:
151:
150:
143:
136:
129:
122:
115:
108:
85:
84:
42:external links
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2093:
2082:
2079:
2078:
2076:
2061:
2058:
2056:
2055:Go portal
2051:
2046:
2045:
2042:
2034:
2031:
2029:
2026:
2024:
2023:
2019:
2018:
2017:
2014:
2012:
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
2000:
1997:Game record (
1995:
1993:
1990:
1989:
1987:
1983:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1955:
1952:
1950:
1947:
1946:
1944:
1940:
1937:
1935:
1932:
1930:
1927:
1926:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1907:
1904:
1900:
1897:
1895:
1892:
1890:
1887:
1886:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1872:
1869:
1868:
1866:
1864:
1863:Organizations
1860:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1841:KGS Go Server
1839:
1838:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1815:
1812:
1810:
1807:
1805:
1802:
1800:
1797:
1795:
1792:
1790:
1787:
1785:
1782:
1780:
1777:
1775:
1772:
1770:
1767:
1765:
1762:
1760:
1757:
1756:
1755:
1752:
1750:
1747:
1746:
1744:
1742:
1738:
1732:
1731:
1727:
1725:
1724:
1720:
1718:
1717:
1713:
1711:
1708:
1706:
1705:
1701:
1699:
1698:
1694:
1692:
1691:
1687:
1685:
1684:
1680:
1678:
1677:
1673:
1671:
1670:
1666:
1664:
1663:
1659:
1657:
1656:
1655:The Go Player
1652:
1650:
1649:
1648:The Go Master
1645:
1643:
1642:
1638:
1636:
1635:
1631:
1629:
1628:
1624:
1623:
1621:
1619:Art and media
1617:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1567:
1565:
1563:
1559:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1547:Title holders
1545:
1543:
1542:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1529:
1528:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1518:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1508:
1506:
1502:
1496:
1493:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1475:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1468:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1431:
1427:
1425:
1424:
1420:
1419:
1417:
1415:
1411:
1405:
1404:
1400:
1398:
1397:
1393:
1389:
1388:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1378:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1345:
1341:
1337:
1336:
1332:
1330:
1329:
1325:
1324:
1323:
1322:
1318:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1308:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1293:
1292:
1291:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1281:
1279:
1277:
1273:
1267:
1266:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1254:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1237:
1233:
1231:
1230:
1226:
1224:
1223:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1190:
1188:
1187:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1176:
1174:
1173:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1161:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1140:
1138:
1137:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1126:
1124:
1123:
1119:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1098:
1096:
1095:
1091:
1089:
1088:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1077:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1063:
1061:
1060:
1056:
1052:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1040:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1009:
1008:
1004:
1003:
1001:
999:
995:
987:
986:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
971:
970:
967:
963:
962:
958:
956:
955:
951:
950:
949:
948:
944:
942:
939:
938:
936:
934:
930:
924:
921:
919:
918:
914:
912:
909:
908:
906:
904:
900:
896:
895:
887:
882:
880:
875:
873:
868:
867:
864:
858:
855:
854:
850:
848:
845:
841:
837:
836:Takagawa Kaku
833:
829:
825:
818:
814:
812:
810:
806:
802:
794:
792:
790:
785:
783:
782:Kitani Minoru
779:
770:
768:
766:
762:
758:
754:
750:
746:
737:
735:
733:
729:
725:
721:
720:taisha joseki
717:
714:
713:opening stage
710:
709:
701:
700:
699:nadare jōseki
687:
686:
685:Nadare Jōseki
675:
671:
668:Black move at
667:
666:
654:
647:
640:
633:
626:
619:
612:
611:
603:
596:
589:
582:
575:
568:
561:
560:
552:
545:
538:
531:
524:
517:
510:
509:
501:
494:
487:
480:
473:
466:
459:
458:
450:
443:
436:
429:
422:
415:
408:
407:
399:
392:
385:
378:
371:
364:
357:
356:
348:
341:
334:
327:
320:
313:
306:
305:
297:
290:
283:
276:
269:
262:
255:
254:
246:
239:
232:
225:
218:
211:
204:
203:
195:
188:
181:
174:
167:
160:
153:
152:
144:
137:
130:
123:
116:
109:
102:
101:
98:
97:
94:
93:Nadare jōseki
89:
81:
78:
70:
67:November 2010
60:
56:
50:
49:
43:
39:
35:
30:
21:
20:
2021:
1998:
1934:Kansai Ki-in
1889:China Qiyuan
1769:AlphaGo Zero
1729:
1722:
1715:
1703:
1696:
1688:
1682:
1675:
1669:Hikaru no Go
1668:
1661:
1654:
1647:
1640:
1633:
1626:
1540:
1526:
1466:
1429:
1422:
1402:
1395:
1386:
1343:
1334:
1327:
1326:
1320:
1306:
1289:
1264:
1252:
1247:Shoulder hit
1235:
1228:
1221:
1199:
1192:
1185:
1178:
1171:
1159:
1142:
1135:
1128:
1121:
1114:
1107:
1100:
1093:
1086:
1079:
1072:
1065:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1038:
1025:
1013:
1006:
984:
960:
953:
946:
916:
892:
843:
839:
827:
823:
821:
816:
808:
804:
798:
786:
774:
764:
760:
756:
752:
748:
744:
741:
731:
727:
723:
706:
698:
684:
683:
681:
673:
669:
92:
88:
73:
64:
53:Please help
45:
1939:Nihon Ki-in
1779:Crazy Stone
1552:Tournaments
1504:Competition
1436:Emperor Yao
1166:Monkey jump
1136:Korigatachi
1032:Divine move
778:Nihon Ki-in
59:introducing
2028:Capture go
1809:Leela Zero
1784:Darkforest
1690:The MANIAC
1307:Shinfuseki
801:go proverb
789:New Fuseki
726:; but the
716:game of Go
2081:Go joseki
1774:AlphaZero
1741:Computers
1456:9 Pin Zhi
1446:Four arts
1361:Mirror Go
1301:Kobayashi
1259:Thickness
974:Clamshell
933:Equipment
911:Handicaps
832:Go Seigen
2075:Category
2060:Category
2016:Variants
1846:Pandanet
1789:Fine Art
1662:Go World
1467:Oshirogo
1371:Proverbs
903:Overview
828:konadare
753:konadare
1836:Servers
1759:AlphaGo
1754:Engines
1716:Shibumi
1627:AlphaGo
1541:Jubango
1473:Players
1451:Hoensha
1414:History
1403:Tsumego
1387:Ponnuki
1313:Shusaku
1296:Chinese
1200:Myoushu
1179:Myoushu
1154:Liberty
1115:Kikashi
1037:Double
954:Katsura
824:onadare
771:Origins
765:onadare
711:in the
55:improve
1945:Korea
1925:Japan
1885:China
1799:KataGo
1794:GNU Go
1396:Tenuki
1351:Ladder
1335:Taisha
1328:Nadare
1321:Jōseki
1290:Fuseki
1253:Tesuji
1222:Sabaki
1211:Pincer
1186:Nakade
1149:Ladder
1143:Kosumi
1094:Kakari
1087:Joseki
1073:Hayago
1059:tenuki
969:Stones
844:taisha
840:joseki
817:nadare
755:) and
732:taisha
728:nadare
724:joseki
708:jōseki
2022:Batoo
1985:Other
1851:Tygem
1804:Leela
1704:Ranka
1376:Shape
1346:fight
1242:Shape
1236:Sente
1216:Probe
1193:Nerai
1101:Keima
1055:sente
1014:Atari
998:Terms
985:Yunzi
979:Slate
947:Goban
941:Bowls
923:Rules
40:, or
2033:Sygo
1999:kifu
1265:Yose
1229:Seki
1206:Peep
1172:Moyo
1160:Miai
1129:Komi
1108:Kiai
1080:Jigo
1066:Hane
1057:and
1051:Gote
1045:Eyes
1039:hane
1026:Dame
961:Kaya
917:Komi
822:The
805:hane
692:雪崩定石
682:The
674:'b'
670:'a'
1814:Zen
1527:Kyū
1521:Dan
1007:Aji
803:, "
767:).
2077::
1344:Ko
1122:Ko
1053:,
894:Go
780:,
695:,
44:,
36:,
2001:)
885:e
878:t
871:v
809:b
763:(
757:b
751:(
745:a
689:(
80:)
74:(
69:)
65:(
51:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.