gote
A move that doesn't retain the initiative. If big enough or if gote-no-sente such a move can be the correct play, but it is often associated with a mistake. In the diagram white 1 is a forcing move but it is also gote. Black 2 is forced, but White has used up a liberty, so now the cut at A needs attention. White 3 suffices, but the sequence has ended with handing the initiative to Black. |
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