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Don't use thickness to make territory
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Difficulty: Beginner Keywords: Proverb
This is one aspect of the proverb play away from thickness.
The advice is not to play short extensions such as
Black should play from the other side, with
The fundamental ideas here for Black's use of thickness are thickness should be used for fighting and Black will take profit elsewhere, in this case in the left corner.
Another useful way to analyse is to say that Black already has some points such as the circled ones because of his outside strength here. A black play at a is overconcentrated because it is only claiming points to which Black already has a right. Of course it is acceptable to make territory with thickness if
What one should not do is to make small, unambitious territories based on thick positions early in the game.
[1] Bill:
MK So white should start at
Bill: The rule of thumb about extending from a wall does not apply to a wall with eye space, only to a wall that needs an extension. Black's corner needs a shimari more than his wall needs an extension.
Perhaps Black's ideal play is
As for White's play, I think that each of a - e is worth considering.
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