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Ear-cleaning tesuji
Path: Tesuji · Prev: YoseTesuji · Next: EdgeWrapSqueeze
Difficulty: Intermediate Keywords: Tesuji, Shape, Go term
In Japanese, mimi-souji. Does anyone have better examples? Or a theory as to where the name of this tesuji came from?
Evpsych: Are c and d better? Floris?: Well, c and d are certainly better shape but unless allowing White to stretch by playing them forcing me to make bamboo isn't a good exchange for White (it certainly makes White stronger) I would find it quite hard to decide where to play.
Charles Looking at the shape issue here, there are a few points to be made.
Evpsych: I take that as a yes (?). My 11k idea was that the kosumi is stronger because an attempted cut seems to gain less for White than an attempted cut of the alternative shape. OTOH, shape is probably more important.
Charles Context is, as usual, important. Assume first White is attacking here. Then White's attempts to cut are irrelevant (won't happen any time soon) - but Black presumably must connect somehow. In that case the connection with
If on the other hand White is on the defensive you perhaps look longer at White's forcing plays. But then Path: Tesuji · Prev: YoseTesuji · Next: EdgeWrapSqueeze This is a copy of the living page "Ear-cleaning tesuji" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |