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Double damezumari
  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Tactics, Go term

Double damezumari usually refers to the loss of a capturing race because one side requires approach moves on either side of a group.

[Diagram]
Large-scale double damezumari

In this example (from TFG9 Black Upper Left) White wins the race despite some apparently bad shape. Black will never be able to play safely at a, now. And the WC stones must be captured by Black before he can approach from the other direction.



[Diagram]
Shortage of liberties

This is a more conventional example from Kanazawa Solution 38.



White has effectively captured the BC stones.

Charles Matthews



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