Complete Definition of "atari"

English

Etymology
Ja. ���.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��t��ɹi/

Noun
en-noun|platari|pl2ataris|pl3=ataries

  1. italbrac|game of go A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.

#*1990 May 25: Jonathan Buss, Watanabe vs Buss, moves 15-17, <tt>rec.games.go</tt>, 1
#*: In situations like this, beginners often make the mistake of giving an atari, which strengthens only the opponent.
#*2003: Peter Shotwell, Go! More Than a Game
#*: ... White responds with an atari of her own ...
#*2004: John Fairbairn, Invitation to Go
#*: The important thing to note is that playing the simple atari first fails ...


Finnish

Etymology
Abbreviation of ammattirikollinen|ammatti- ja taparikollinen or ammattirikollisuus|ammatti- ja taparikollisuus.

Noun
fi-noun|atar|type=paperi

  1. professional and habitual criminal
  2. professional and habitual crime

Japanese

Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=���

  1. 辺�: area, surroundings
  2. ���, ��: a hit; success; italbrac|go an immediate threat to capture stones

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