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Chapel
  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Tactics

[Diagram]
Diag.: Capturing on the second line

The pattern behind Black 1 is one of the first to occur to a beginner. The initial shape resembles a chapel, hence the name. [1]


[Diagram]
Diag.: The chapel

The white stones are captured. This is in fact also an example of a ladder.



[Diagram]
Diag.: The chapel

So, the beginner learns that White 2 doesn't save the stones. That does not alter the fact that White 2 is sometimes a good move, in particular to destroy eye shape. In some cases, neighbouring white stones mean White 2 can save the original stone.



[1] If people know of existing names for the shape, please rename and rearrange the pages.

When I learned this pattern as a beginner, we called it the "second line trap" -- for obvious reasons. -- Michael Eisenberg



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