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Pattern or continuation on a sub-board that is not to be found in a database search of pro games. If the sample of games where it could occur but doesn't is large enough, one can reasonably conclude that (a) the pattern is rare in pro play and, much more significantly, (b) that there is some factor forming part of pro-level conventional wisdom that blocks this happening in high-level play.

Examples on SL include those discussed at

These relate to the conventional treatment of frameworks, and are rather different from thinking about possible joseki innovations, therefore.

Charles Matthews



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