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clumsy double contact
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[Diagram]
Diag.: Don't play contact twice

Strong players almost never play this way. Black 1 and 3 are diagonal contact plays. One such play can be justified if you then attack the opponent's heavy group.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Don't play contact twice

In this case Black is doing well, since Black 5 affects both White's group on the left, and the marked white stone.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Weaknesses

Here, on the other hand, it seems that Black is only interested in immediate territory. Since both a and b are weak points of Black's formation, there isn't much real, secure territory so far. White's stones on the outside have gained greatly in influence, though.

This way of playing by Black contradicts the initial formation's basic nature: stones on the fourth line should be a source of power.



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