- Etymology
- References
{{nofootnotes|date=November 2010}}{{Nihongo|Ponnuki|ポン抜き|ponnuki|{{CJKV|t=開花 open flower|p=kāi hūa|k=빵따냄 ppang-ttanaem or 빵때림 ppang-ttaerim}}}} is a Japanese term in the game of Go that refers to capturing a single stone, resulting in a diamond shape. The shape of the remaining capturing stones is considered to be very strong, due to its influence in all directions. A certain Go proverb says: "A Ponnuki is worth 30 points".| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |b| | | | | | | |b1|w|b| | | | | | | |b| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |20}} Ponnuki move by Black 1 |
A diamond shape (4 stones touching the same empty spot) is considered a ponnuki only when constructed by capturing the middle stone. Depending on the context (other stones on the board), a ponnuki may be strong and thick but inefficient (overconcentrated). Etymology The word ponnuki (ポン抜き) breaks up into pon and nuki, in which pon is supposedly the imaginary sound of a stone being captured, while nuki means "taking out" (noun). References- Ponnuki on Sensei's Library
1 : Go shapes |