シチョウ
シ
チョ
ウ
Meanings
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usually written using kana alonego (game)
A go term for a capturing technique where stones are chased in a zigzag pattern. Usually written in kana.
I captured my opponent's stones with a ladder.
In this shape, the ladder doesn't work.
Usage patterns
- シチョウにかかるfor a stone to fall into a ladder (and be captured)
That stone is caught in a ladder, so it can't be saved.
- シチョウで取るto capture (a stone) using the ladder technique
White can capture this stone with a ladder.