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BQM 21 Prologue
   

DaveSigaty: In this situation Black played in the upper right, leading shortly to BQM21.

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Diag.: The original setup


But let us review the different situations around the board at this time. What opportunities and threats are there? Having sente at this point, what sort of plan makes the most sense for B?

I think that all the following are interesting locally:

  • The upper right - what alternatives are there for B in dealing with the lone W stone? What if B chooses to play elsewhere and W plays first here, how should she handle the situation?
  • The bottom side - who plays first makes a big difference between the lone B stone and the weak 2-stone W pillar? Where should B play first? How about W?
  • The lower right - actually a classic inefficient shape! It is one of the smallest 3-stone frameworks from hoshi that fails to protect the corner (in other words if you are going to fail to protect the corner, you should do so on a larger scale :-) How do both sides handle the situation?
  • The upper left and left side - what are the possibilities for B here?

Add you comments to the pages above and then let us know what you think about

Plans/Strategies for Black



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