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Snapback
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Difficulty: Introductory
Keywords: Tactics, Go term
A snapback (Japanese: utte-gaeshi or utte-gae) is a play which captures enemy stones using one or more sacrifice stones. Example with one stone
This means that Black can capture the white stone just played with
So,
Black should not want to play Example with two stones
It is possible to set up a snapback of two stones, like in this diagram. :) --unkx80 Example from josekiThreatening to capture stones in a snapback is an effective tesuji, as in this joseki:
This diagram shows the result of a common joseki (for the 4473 enclosure) where White invaded at the 3-3 point under Black's 4-4 point. Usually this joseki ends with Black playing where White's marked stone is. But if taking sente has priority it is not uncommon to omit this move.
So in this diagram White played at this point. If Black now plays around a or extends along the upper side Black is in for a nasty surprise: White plays -- Arno Hollosi Hail hail to the snapbackThe snapback is one of the first tesujis aspiring Go players learn and employ with satisfaction. (Arno Hollosi) A snapback could be seen as a basic kind of under the stones play. -- Doug Ridgway See also: Path: Mistake · Prev: Slow · Next: Soft Path: Tesuji · Prev: CraneSNestTesuji · Next: DoubleSnapback This is a copy of the living page "Snapback" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |