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TA 1999 Problem 4 attempt
  Difficulty: Dan level   Keywords: MiddleGame, Shape, Strategy, Problem

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Andre's attempt

To me, one move seems to stand out in this position, namely white 1. This move has important effects in (at least) two directions. On the one hand, it threatens to create a huge moyo in the upper half of the board, swallowing up the marked black stones. White is not attacking the stones directly, rather, he is making it hard for black to sacrifice them by increasing the scale at which he attacks. At the same time, white 1 also has obvious effects on the lower left, where black otherwise might have started a moyo of his own. The left is already reduced by this move, while any white stone on the lower edge will now have a friend to run to. -- Andre Engels



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