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Tower peep
The tower peep or tower poking move is so called because the shape resembles a tower if seen from bottom right to top left. White 1 is a peep at both Black's connections.
In the previous diagram, Black can take countermeasures against the peep. These countermeasures completely fail however, when White has the marked stone in place. Therefore, ...
White 2 is considered correct shape. Playing at a instead increases the aji and reduces the severity of the tower peep.
Authors This is a copy of the living page "Tower peep" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |