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Wedge - When the Approach is Possible
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    Keywords: Opening

[Diagram]
Diag.: Coping with a Chinese enclosure

The prevalence in contemporary Go of the mini-chinese formation means that players now often face a side position like this. White 1 is the favoured wedge. This goes against classical ideas, that an approach in the right-hand corner is larger.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Emergent pattern

This sequence has been developed in a number of recent games by Chinese and Korean players. White is trying to build a strong group to limit Black's framework on the left. Black isn't content with any normal enclosure. Black 2 at a is clearly possible - in fact experiments with 2 one, two, four and five lines to the left have been seen.



[Diagram]
Diag.: Exerting pressure: unorthodox enclosure


When White plays the marked stone as a wedge, Black 1 is an idea to inhibit White at a. White b, Black c is interesting for Black. This is from an Edo period game in Japan. See 3473 enclosure for Black's left-hand corner.

Charles Matthews



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