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Aji Keshi
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Keywords: Go term
Aji keshi is a move that unnecessarily removes one's own good aji in the opponent's position. As an example, the exchange of Charles Matthews I'd like to amplify this.
You have first to imagine a follow-up play, such as the marked black stone. How did it get there? We can't be sure. It could for example be part of a complex fight spilling out from the top right corner.
This is one sequence that can follow. It is clearly good for Black, locally speaking.
This is another useful sequence for Black. In this case Black ends in sente. That could be an important difference, in heavy fighting.
So there seems to be a reason for White to play
In summary, we have looked at just one black follow-up play round here - leading to at least two interesting variations from Black's perspective. The point I wish to make is that aji doesn't consist of a single sequence you wish to preserve as a future possibility. It is the whole complex of interesting things that might happen locally. unkx80: I moved the discussion to unkx80GoTermsQuestions. Path: Mistake · Prev: · Next: Amarigatachi Path: ForcingAndInitiative · Prev: ThankYouMove · Next: KoThreat This is a copy of the living page "Aji Keshi" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |