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How to respond to kakari in a four-stone handicap game
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Keywords: Opening
It is impressive how fast the advantage of four stones melts away in games of 7k against shodan players.
The plays a, b and c are often described as the best ways to respond to the marked white stone, especially in handicap games. While a might be the most secure play, it strengthens the white stone. At b is better for influence and c is better for quick territory. AvatarDJFlux 3k: But c doesn't guarantee any territory at all: having played the marked stone, White can still invade at san-san. A play at c is just more solid and less attacking than b. The choice is a matter of taste and of the surrounding position: if White has a strong position down the left side I would prefer to play the more solid c, rather than b. You may also consider playing a pincer to the left of White's kakari. But how to choose the answer in terms of whole board strategy? I (217.230.20.209) recently played this (Diagram 2) following local joseki and the proverb that it is never wrong to respond to kakari. But was I correct with respect for the whole board? What are the next big points for Black?
Charles: This was asked recently on rec.games.go.
I believe that Bill: I like d, myself. :-) e is not bad, either. Charles: Bill, we know you like tenuki: but that must be on another board ...
Charles: RafaelCaetano: I don't understand why would a 3d would play W11. It looks like a double-digit move, capturing 2 non-cutting stones when there are a lot of big moves on the board. Am I missing something?
PurpleHaze: I believe he was just irritated/provoked by my continual tenukiing. I still am not convinced that my play was correct, perhaps I should have played Charles Although myself sometimes irritated by pupils (and a 3 dan), I lack sympathy for White here. Fhayashi I think the 3-dan here inadvertantly gave PurpleHaze a very important lesson in tenuki... If the game was posted without explanation, it would look like black is teaching white a lesson in looking at the whole board. Path: HandicapGoPath · Prev: Overplay · Next: PlayingWhiteInHandicap Path: PleaseReviewMe · Prev: TwoShodansTwentyFiveMovesSevenMistakes · Next: TheSmallLowEnclosureIsSecure This is a copy of the living page "How to respond to kakari in a four-stone handicap game" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |