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Keima
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[Diagram]
Diag.: Keima

A keima is often referred to as a 'knights move', as the pattern is the same as the way the chess piece moves. This is the same as in Japanese where the term 'keima' comes from the knight-equivalent piece in shogi. Sometimes the term kogeima (or small knight's move) is used, in order to distinguish it from the ogeima (large knight's move).


[Diagram]
Diag.: Cutting a keima

In the absence of other stones around, a keima cannot be cut apart. Black 1 and 3 cut white, but with 4, white will capture black 1 in a shicho. Black can change the side the shicho goes by playing 1 at 2.

The keima is often used by the attacking player in a fight. It is often regarded too weak for defense (an ikken tobi being better), but effective in diminishing the running space of a group which is under attack.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Keima

GoranSiska - Keima is also a tesuji for connecting two groups.



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