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Capture the Cutting Stones
Path: GoProverbs · Prev: PlayOnThePointOfSymmetry · Next: BeginnersPlayAtari
Keywords: Proverb
This is a proverb which may be stated in different ways:
Leaving cutting stones usually means leaving aji behind. Later in the game aji can become your downfall. When the capture is a ponnuki, there are shape reasons to capture. But quite generally there are strategic reasons to capture if that also connects (and so reduces your number of weak groups).
Capture the cutting stones in joseki 1 Path: GoProverbs · Prev: PlayOnThePointOfSymmetry · Next: BeginnersPlayAtari This is a copy of the living page "Capture the Cutting Stones" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |