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Shoulder Hit
    Keywords: Shape, Go term

[Diagram]
Diag.: Shoulder hit

White move 1 is a shoulder hit (Japanese: kata-tsuki) with respect to the black marked stone. It is a very sly move. The main purpose of the move is keshi, i.e. decreasing potential territory of the opponent. And the main advantage of the move is that it is not easy to catch or cut off this stone.

Black can choose between playing at a or b. Each choice has its advantages and should be considered depending on where the shoulder hit was incurred.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Shoulder hit against the side stone.

[Diagram]
Diag.: Usual joseki

White managed to reduce Black's framework to the left.

 HolIgor


Related proverbs: Never ignore a shoulder hit.



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