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BQM106
Path: BigQuestionMark · Prev: BQM105 · Next: BQM107
Keywords: Shape, Question
From a recent game of mine, the top is not large, not developable, for Black. Black played at The question: What are the characteristics of a developable side? Bill: Please show the whole board. Why do you say that Ba was correct? Why do you say that the top is not developable? Black can start with Bb - Wc, for instance, to develop it.
Velobici: Bill, the full board is now shown. I was told by a professional that the top is not developeable, that the right side is important. That Black should have played at a in place of Bill: Thanks for showing the whole board. :-) I can see the value of Ba. As for the top, I would not have used the word, "undevelopable". I would have said, "non-urgent." I'm not sure what the pro meant. <shrug> BobMcGuigan: In a game commentary once Mr. Yang Yilun said that Black's position in the upper left is "defensive" and that it is hard to develop effectively from a defensive position. Don't know if that helps. I think it's like Black's position on the lower right in the diagram below, resulting from the tsuke-hiki joseki. Pros also say it is difficult to develop from that position, too. unkx80: While I am unable to answer the question with respect to the given position, a general answer is that a developable side is usually shaped like a box, while an undevelopable side is flat - stones are mostly on the third line.
Incidentally, this example also illustrates a likely wrong choice of joseki. Path: BigQuestionMark · Prev: BQM105 · Next: BQM107 This is a copy of the living page "BQM106" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |