黒くろ番ばん

noun

black player; the player with the black stones

Used in the game of Go to refer to the player who uses the black stones, who traditionally moves first.

• この対たい局きょくでは、黒くろ番ばんが序じょ盤ばんから攻こう勢せいに出でた。

  In this game, the black player took the offensive from the opening.