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A Shape Complaint Solution
   

[Diagram]
Diag.: Black 2 is the correct answer to White's 1.


Why are the other moves wrong?

The correct solution is a good example of avoiding to give forcing moves (kikashi) to your opponents. In the following diagrams, I have tried to explain why the alternatives are not good.




[Diagram]
Diag.: Wrong answer 1

If black answers at 2, he gives white a free forcing move at 3. Compare this with the correct solution. If white would play 3 in the correct solution, would black play 2? Maybe, but she keeps the option of playing elsewhere and there are probably bigger moves on the board...




[Diagram]
Diag.: Wrong answer 2

If black plays 2, white could play a (threatening to cut) or b and black would still have to come back and play at the marked point. A white stone at a of course means that the black corner is even more open than before.




[Diagram]
Diag.: What if black ignores white a in the previous dia?.

The marked stone threatens to cut at 1

--AlainWettach



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