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BSR 2003 W66 Discussion
Keywords: MiddleGame
AvatarDJFlux: I too very much wanted to switch to this area instead of continuing locally in the UR corner. I would have picked up the point k in place of W66, though, just for the sake of spoiling the shape of Black's center stones. Charles Matthews Tell me whether Black is strong or weak on the left side; and then I'll tell you what I think.
DJ: Oh my gosh! this is a difficult question for a weakling like me! I'll try to reason... Charles If this is an area where Black is strong, probably White can't achieve very much. If Black is basically strong here, but White has some forcing plays - are they kikashi or aji keshi? I think White is strong locally, which implies White would like to fight. Kikashi against strong groups - we have a page about that, but it's really a misleading idea, in the sense that such kikashi often turn out to be gote (strange ...). I see that page is called play away from thickness - something to think about. Anyway Black has been strong here in the centre since about Black 7.
DJ: Ought I therefore to understand that, as a Keshi move, W66 as played by HolIgor is better than at k, as the former can have FollowUp's (for instance contact plays against the marked black stone), while the latter cannot threat much against the center stones? Charles I have to confess that I was applying a little of the Socratic method there, to go teaching. First time since 1974, I think. Not a success then, either. I like Holigor's play better than k. White k, Black x, I'm nervous of fighting breaking into the upper side.
DJ: Thank you, Charles, a good lesson, as usual! Charles The truth is that Black has a strong position on the left, with some flaws in it. As a general rule one should play in a tactful way in such an area, probing for weaknesses. This is a copy of the living page "BSR 2003 W66 Discussion" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |