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Atekomi
    Keywords: Shape, Go term

Atekomi is a play aiming to cut a diagonal play (kosumi). That is, it creates a cutting point from the opponent's diagonal.

[Diagram]
Diag.: atekomi

So Black here is atekomi (something like "aim inside").

There are some cases where atekomi is a hard-to-find tesuji. Normally of course White can simply connect as an answer, so such cases must depend on some factor like shortage of liberties (damezumari).

See for example blind spot, example 1.



[Diagram]
Diag.: White to capture marked stones

[Diagram]
Diag.: Tesuji

White 1 is atekomi. Black can't protect at both a and b.

- Hu



See also warikomi tesuji.



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