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Referenced by GoTerms SenteGettingTesuji OneTwoThree StaircaseStatistics 44StaircaseJoseki StaircaseExample OneSpaceLowPincer...
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staircase
Difficulty: Advanced
Keywords: Shape, Go term
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/35/eb550eee41fceebfd1d5d833987fb253.png) | Diag.: Staircase formation |
An English name for this shape. In Japanese it is hanekaeshi, which means roughly 'counter-hane'.
These pages discuss the question of how to play here:
The main point is that whoever is to play should consider making a solid connection, rather than playing either available atari.
See also 4-4 staircase joseki.
- DaveSigaty: The above seems oversimplified to me. I was unable to resist checking with a database (as usual :-) See Staircase Statistics.
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"staircase" at
Sensei's Library.
2003 the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.
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