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clumsy double contact
Path: DiagonalAttachmentPath · Prev: HomeAdvantage · Next: ImmediateLife Path: Mistake · Prev: DonTTakeAwayYourOwnLiberties · Next: Dango
Difficulty: Advanced
Keywords: Strategy
Strong players almost never play this way.
In this case Black is doing well, since
Here, on the other hand, it seems that Black is only interested in immediate territory. Since both a and b are weak points of Black's formation, there isn't much real, secure territory so far. White's stones on the outside have gained greatly in influence, though. This way of playing by Black contradicts the initial formation's basic nature: stones on the fourth line should be a source of power. Path: DiagonalAttachmentPath · Prev: HomeAdvantage · Next: ImmediateLife Path: Mistake · Prev: DonTTakeAwayYourOwnLiberties · Next: Dango This is a copy of the living page "clumsy double contact" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |