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Bending back
Keywords: Shape
This is an amateur game (1995 Swedish Championship). The play
The same joseki in Yamabe Toshiro-Hashimoto Utaro 1963-03-30.
Black builds up influence in the upper right, ending though in gote; so White can continue at
In general tenuki plays can lose influence in this way, and this is to be taken into account even if the temporarily abandoned group has no problem surviving.
HolIgor: I've never played it before but This is a point when knowing joseki is necessary. At this point the joseki changes from peaceful to fighting variation. Consulting Yoshida one finds
Black then jumps out with a. Yoshida gives other variations as well. It is so easy to mess up in this situation. How can one risk this unprepared? Next time I will play this to see what kind of fight results from here. [1]: Please clarify profligate --Dieter Dictionary says 'recklessly extravagant'. You could say, spending money as if tomorrow will never come. Charles This is a copy of the living page "Bending back" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |