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Weak Carpenter's Square
The weak carpenter's square is a carpenter's square without the connection. The vital point is the same, but this time White kills the corner by playing at a.
If Black has secured life by playing on the vital point, there is an important endgame technique for White to remember: the forcing moves at 1 and 3.
There's no stone at the marked point, but White a kills nonetheless. -- unkx80 This is a copy of the living page "Weak Carpenter's Square" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |