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Motare
  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Attack & Defence, Tactics

Motare is an attacking technique. An approximate English translation is 'leaning attack'. See the below diagram for an example.

Black leans on a relatively strong group, making it even stronger in the process. However this shifts the balance of power in Black's favour, and he can then proceed to attack the weak white group.

--Stefan

BillSpight:

A good metaphor for motare: To take a step with your right foot, put your weight on your left foot first.

A few examples:

[Diagram]
Diag.: Tsukenobi

Aiming at White's circled stone, Black leans against the other one.



[Diagram]
Diag.: Defense to hasami

White has played hasami against the lone black stone. Black leans against the white group in the corner, solidifying his position. Now he aims at the circled white stone.



An example from a real game, Sakata (Black) vs.Kitani (White):

[Diagram]
Diag.: Sakata - Kitani

Black 1 and Black 3 threaten to slice up the bottom side.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Sakata - Kitani (ii)

White resists staunchly, but Black builds up thickness in sente. Now Black 6 attacks White's central group, driving it towards Black's new strength. White will have a difficult time of it. (In fact, White resigned without making a second eye.)



Note how often motare involves tsuke. That's because contact fights tend to make both sides strong.



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