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Method of playing inside systematically
Difficulty: Beginner
Keywords: Tactics
In a position of this kind, White may eventually need to capture the inner black stones.
The answer is that White must proceed in steps, reducing Black's liberties, which currently are four. The first step is to reduce that number by one.
By playing inside with
Black captures with
This position is one in which Black can make two eyes, but it is White's turn. In fact White's objective was said to be to reduce Black to three liberties, and White has succeeded. But this is no time at which to forget to play here.
This 'attrition' (i.e. gradual wearing-down) method eventually succeeds in capturing Black, except in two circumstances:
But see attrition method mistake. See also attrition method approach move map. This is a copy of the living page "Method of playing inside systematically" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |