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Finger
    Keywords: Go term

A finger is a group of stones that a player pokes into an opponent's territory. Alternative names sometimes used are worm or snake.

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Diag.: Finger (groups stable to the left)

White 1 starts a finger. Various responses for Black a - e were tried.


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Diag.: Finger variation d

One way to defend is to play loosely.


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Diag.: Bad Finger variation

Often contact plays will not stop the finger.

Charles Black 4, 6, 8 are bad. In particular Black 8 is a classic squeezing out the toothpaste mistake.


-- Hu



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