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Placement preventing the tower peep
Path: Tesuji · Prev: UnderTheStones · Next: SenteGettingTesuji
Keywords: Shape, Tactics
... in the case White attacks strongly. JanDeWit writes: No comments at all given, but I'll write my own thoughts here.
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The other diagram shows what happens when Black plays tenuki (to account for the change in color of This isn't exactly a beginners' tesuji, in my humble opinion... HolIgor: No, they are not beginners' tesuji. They are for advanced players. They should be played in the case when the black stones in this part of the board begin to feel lonely and threatened. Each of these tesuji gives Black at least one eye and builds a good shape, which is difficult to attack. As the black stones in this part of the board are in the minority, Black should not think in terms of building territory here. Just surviving is OK, surviving without strengthening your opponent too much is ideal. The territorial interests are somewhere else. Getting good shape for the stones helps to live, and as soon as your stones live they may be used to build an attack. I didn't even notice the double atari at b! HolIgor: It is supposed here that the double atari arising does not matter much - that the two black stones may be treated lightly, that they are not very important stones. AYHAL: the pros say that the tower shape does not occur in pro games often, they consider it to be defective. Path: Tesuji · Prev: UnderTheStones · Next: SenteGettingTesuji This is a copy of the living page "Placement preventing the tower peep" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |