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Connect instead of hane
Keywords: Shape, Tactics
Sometimes, one has to counter one's basic instinct and connect instead of hane.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/11/6e0f3dc29617e730eb6c8b781de471b9.png) | Tsuke |
This double keima-like shape is often seen, not only on the second and third lines.
When White plays , your basic instinct (hane against tsuke) may compel you to play a, making a tiger shape.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/16/02154624a07c95c8352979467a690390.png) | Connect |
However, connecting with is generally better. Now Black can either take profit at a or c or jump to b. If instead ...
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/18/e1b75ea04ae4a83c3728ed5daf686d4f.png) | hane |
... he hanes, the atari forces an answer. After - , Black is forced into a low position.
Incidentally, is a keima connection, and another example of technique. For comparison, ...
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/8/de4a73970f90b500d11a798ccfac701d.png) | Connect |
If Black connects first, he will play rather than a (next diagram):
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/6/fbd2baf723b74a3ecbb811b12e6aff86.png) | Submissive |
and are submissive.
This is an example of tewari: the inversion of move order shows us something is wrong with the hane in the third diagram.
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