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Bulge
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    Keywords: Shape, Go term

[Diagram]
Diag.: The bulge point

Black 1 is a bulge play (fukure in Japanese).

It is a hane play, backed up by the marked stone already in place. Black gains great power locally, this way. Therefore the point 1 is the vital point here: if White takes it instead Black would start to worry about cutting points.


[Diagram]
Diag.: White takes the key point

White should by all means play White 1 here.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Cutting points appear

Once White has played the bulge point, White 1 sets up the cuts at a or b, either of which may be a good tactic.



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