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Chapel
Difficulty: Beginner
Keywords: Tactics
The pattern behind Black 1 is one of the first to occur to a beginner. The initial shape resembles a chapel, hence the name. [1]
The white stones are captured. This is in fact also an example of a ladder.
So, the beginner learns that White 2 doesn't save the stones. That does not alter the fact that White 2 is sometimes a good move, in particular to destroy eye shape. In some cases, neighbouring white stones mean White 2 can save the original stone. [1] If people know of existing names for the shape, please rename and rearrange the pages. When I learned this pattern as a beginner, we called it the "second line trap" -- for obvious reasons. -- Michael Eisenberg This is a copy of the living page "Chapel" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |