Seigen further demonstrated the adventurous opening portion of a game ('fuseki' in Japanese) such as the hoshi (star) at the third move and the tengen (center point or the origin of heaven) at the fifth move, exciting the audience across the country (see an article on the shinfuseki [the new opening strategy] below).
3手目に星(囲碁)、5手目に天元という大胆な布石を披露し、満天下を沸かせた（新布石の項参照）。