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逆ヨセ (gyakuyose) Japanese meaning: reverse sente | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 逆 inverted, reverse, opposite Related words 先せん 手て 先手 (sente) means having the initiative; a move that forces the opponent to respond. 逆ヨセ is a move that takes away the opponent's potential sente, turning it into gote for the player.
後ご 手て 後手 (gote) means losing the initiative; a move that allows the opponent to take sente. 逆ヨセ is a specific type of move that is gote for the player but prevents the opponent from playing a sente move.
Etymology Compound of 逆 (reverse) and ヨセ (endgame or closing moves in Go). The term describes a move that reverses the initiative in the endgame.
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打う
た
れる
と
、
先せん
手て
を
取と
ら
れる
。
If your opponent plays a reverse sente, you lose the initiative.
