Keima side connection

Keima watari  

Here , which is a keima in relation to both the stones - is a tesuji for safely connecting the two groups. The move is an application of watari and dropping back. It is also known as keima watari.

Another example  

Another example: the stone connects all the white stones. See /Discussion to see the tactics behind this connection.

Example of application in a game situation

Normal sequence  

After , is normal (Even a moron connects against a peep). But what if black tries to split with at ?

Alternate sequence  

is a mistake, unless the top side is so valuable to Black as to compensate for the complete loss of the corner. After the sequence up to , white has connected under with the keima connection.

 

kb: gnostic?: You're missing @ , then and a are miai for a White connection. See the second example in Dropping Back.

Ear-reddening game, move 137  

This is the same dog-leg shape, but out in the middle of the board. There is no comment on this move in Invincible, which calls “the second brilliant move adjacent to the tengen” (the first being the ear-reddening move itself, ).