sente
Noun
Meaning
100 lisente equal 1 loti in Lesotho; one sente is worth one-hundredth of a loti
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If your play was 'really' sente, you expect to gain by following it up, as soon as possible.
A simple example would be a move that is dame (neutral point for you), but when filled in, it is sente, requiring white to fill a stone in his territory to answer.
If a move forces the other player to respond, that player "has gote"; if not, he/she can play elsewhere, "taking sente."
One must choose which of these moves is more urgent to play based not only on the points it may gain, but on whether that move is sente.
With confidence in one's reading, it becomes much easier to set priorities and switch around the board (see sente ).