TheChinese opening (oftenChinese fuseki) (Japanese: 中国流布石, chūgokuryū fuseki;Chinese:中国流布局;pinyin:zhōngguóliú bùjú) is an opening pattern in the game ofGo. It refers to the placement of Black 1, Black 3 and Black 5 at the start of the game; and so, depending on White's plays, is a complex ofwhole-board go openings.
It is distinguished by rapid development on the side, rather than making acorner enclosure, inviting White to start an invasion. It has a fairly long history, originally used by Japanese playerHajime Yasunaga, and introduced to Chinese Go at a later stage, but the Chinese playerChen Zude pioneered it in top-level play.[1]
The Chinese style became very popular inJapan from about 1970 onwards, and has by Go standards a thoroughly-researched theory. It has two variants: high (with 5 in the diagram on the fourth line) and low (as depicted). There is also a so-called "mini"-Chinesefuseki, an attack against the opponent's corner and placement of a stone midway between the attacking stone and a friendly corner. These are now amongst the most important patterns ingo opening theory.
Kato, Masao (1998).The Chinese Opening, the Sure-Win Strategy ((2nd Edition, translated by Steve Lloyd and Masao Kato) ed.). Kiseido Publishing Co.ISBN4-906574-33-5.
