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Finger
Keywords: Go term
A finger is a group of stones that a player pokes into an opponent's territory. Alternative names sometimes used are worm or snake.
White 1 starts a finger. Various responses for Black a - e were tried.
One way to defend is to play loosely.
Often contact plays will not stop the finger. Charles Black 4, 6, 8 are bad. In particular Black 8 is a classic squeezing out the toothpaste mistake.
This is a copy of the living page "Finger" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |