センテ – Vocabulary details

センテ

Noun

1. moving first; person with the first move

先せん手てはどっちだ。Which side moves first?

2. forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

敵てきに先せん手てを奪うばわれた。The enemy seized the initiative from us.

3. sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

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former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

reverse sente; move that is sente if played by the opponent but gote for the one playing it

double sente; move that is sente for either player

せんてセンテはどっちだ。

Which side moves first?

敵てきにせんてセンテを奪うばわれた。

The enemy seized the initiative from us.

この局きょく面めんでは、せんてセンテが少すこし有ゆう利りだ。

In this position, the player who moved first has a slight advantage.

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