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staircase sabaki technique
  Difficulty: Dan level   Keywords: MiddleGame, Shape

[Diagram]
Diag.: Staircase sabaki

This is nothing like joseki, but a possible sabaki technique for White in the presence of the marked black stone (or any of a, b, c), and probably extra stones.


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Diag.: Life

This is the ordinary continuation, with White living in the corner and creating an open skirt on the top side.

In fact, judging by pro games, this result is rarely good enough for White. It isn't used as often as one might suppose.

That goes some way to explaining why more complex techniques, such as the cross-cut, are sought after: this idea is for emergencies. It is of course conceivable that if Black is strong enough locally, connecting solidly works to kill White.

Charles Matthews



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