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Block On The Wider Side
  Difficulty: Advanced   Keywords: Proverb, Opening, Joseki

[Diagram]
Diag.: The 3-3 point invasion

This proverb is meant for the situation in this diagram: White has just invaded at the 3-3 point below black's 4-4 point (see ThreeThreePointInvasion). At which side should black block, at A or at B? The general rule is to block where your extension is wider or the potential moyo is larger.


[Diagram]
Diag.: An example

In this diagram the circled move is farther away than the square one (so it is the wider extension), so black blocks at 2 rather than A.


[Diagram]
Diag.: A second example

Here the circled and the squared stone are at the same distance, but if one looks beyond it, the upper moyo still extends further than the left one, so again black 2 is the correct move.



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