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Enclosure Josekis Query 2
Keywords: MiddleGame, Question
According to Enclosure Josekis, Black 8 (rather than a - see hanging connection to the second line as good shape) is bad shape. Which it may well be; but there are a number of examples of this in recent pro games, when Black already has a stone at b or even c.
For example with the marked black stone present, White may end up with this shape, an incomplete comb formation in the corner; which becomes ko after Black a. Much will depend on White's scope for causing trouble on the outside. Black at b becomes very thick. See for example games Kato Masao-Kobayashi Koichi 1997-02-01 and [Kudo Norio]-Kobayashi Koichi 1998-12-10. This is a copy of the living page "Enclosure Josekis Query 2" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |