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33PointShoulderHit
BigQuestionMarkPr...
GettingToBQM20
BQM52
TenBasicPointsAbo...
Push
BSR2003White4
NYR2002Moves51To90

 

Pushing from Behind
Path: Mistake   · Prev: Premature   · Next: RawPeep
Path: StonesWalkingPath   · Prev: GettingAhead   · Next: PushingBattle

    Keywords: Tactics

[Diagram]
Diag.: Black is always behind

Here Black has no choice about continuing to push, because White at a is a very good bend. Black should try to get ahead (3 at a or b), as soon as it is tactically safe to do so.

The general phenomenon is called a pushing battle.



Path: Mistake   · Prev: Premature   · Next: RawPeep
Path: StonesWalkingPath   · Prev: GettingAhead   · Next: PushingBattle

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