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Conceal a dagger in a smile
Path: SecretArtOfWar · Prev: WatchTheFireBurningAcrossTheRiver · Next: SacrificePlumsForPeaches
Keywords: Strategy
White sacrifices the marked stone freely, but if the situation calls for it, there is still a hidden dagger - the aji - left in this stone. -- lavalyn Forgive me, but I'm having trouble seeing the aji here. Could you give an example, perhaps, of a situation where it would be of important? -- Lynx? The whole corner shouldn't appear in a game with players who know what they are doing. The correct diagram should be like this:
See also 4-4 point one-space low pincer invasion, interception.
At an appropriate moment white may play a or b to destroy all the black territory. One must however be careful not to produce a weak group at the wrong moment. Basti Path: SecretArtOfWar · Prev: WatchTheFireBurningAcrossTheRiver · Next: SacrificePlumsForPeaches This is a copy of the living page "Conceal a dagger in a smile" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |