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Diag.: The sake bottle shape

Black 1 makes a dog's head or sake bottle shape . it is said to be negative, but IMHO that counts only for its efficiency in jumping towards the center. One prefers to jump as far as A, making a HorseHead shape.



Discussion. HolIgor: Everybody knows the proverb that sake bottle is negative. A difficult thing with the proverbs is that they should be reinterpreted, formulated in terms that are closer for your individual thought pattern. Any proverb and this one in particular should be understood. So why is it negative? Your opinion is that it is just worse than the horse head shape. That is good enough reason, of course. The question is in the efficiency of stones. But that could not be all of it. Other people say that it is not a good eye shape. Is that true? I have a feeling that since this

Of course, these discussions are empty without opponent's stones and your own support.


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Diag.: Moves b and c are also possible. Are they better? When they are better?

There is another proverb: strong players play straight, weak players make diagonal moves. One day I'd like to discuss this obscure statement too.

 See Also [ext] This page for a discussion on the sake bottle shape.
 -- MortenPahle


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