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Do Not Peep At Cutting Points
Path: GoProverbs · Prev: AddAnotherOneAndThenAbandonBothOfThem · Next: IkkenTobiIsNeverWrong Do not peep at cutting points
White 1 peeps at the cutting point, which black 2 happily connects. A typical thank you move, and white has not accomplished anything after black's major aji has disappeared.
White should cut at 1 in this diagram. Now the group at the bottom does not have a base and is attacked, and that the marked stone can cause trouble later in the game. Compare the two diagrams. This one is obviously better for white. --unkx80 Path: GoProverbs · Prev: AddAnotherOneAndThenAbandonBothOfThem · Next: IkkenTobiIsNeverWrong This is a copy of the living page "Do Not Peep At Cutting Points" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |