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Diagonal Attachment Follow-Up
    Keywords: Shape, Tactics

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Diag.: White's follow-up

If Black ignores White's marked move, White can make a tiger shape. This is considered very advantageous (when the Black stone is isolated as in this diagram). Therefore, ...


[Diagram]
Diag.: Black's follow-up

Black 1, preventing the tiger shape, turns the white move into a weak player's diagonal.


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Diag.: White's other follow-up

Very often White hanes like this, especially close to the border.


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Diag.: Black's other follow-up

Under comparable circumstances, when eyeshape is at stake, one sees Black hane like this.


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Diag.: Yet another black follow-up

If the diagonal move is deliberately played, and not a weak player's diagonal it may have been with the purpose of making Black heavy. Black may then dodge White's intentions and jump lightly to 1.


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Diag.: And another black follow-up

[Diagram]
Diag.: Sabaki technique

Charles Black 1 here is a recognised sabaki technique, when Black would otherwise become heavy here. Black accepts that White can cut now. See diagonal attachment knight's move angle play sabaki technique.



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