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Query On Maintaining Influence
Difficulty: Beginner Keywords: Opening, Strategy, Question
On the page 3-4 point with parallel 3-3 point, BlueWyvern posts a diagram of the following opening:
My question is this: Is there any alternative to Black 11 at the area around a? The connection at I haven't played this exact sequence, but I've had a number of similar scenarios, and after White a, I'm stuck for a response. Thanks in advance for any feedback you can offer. -- Scartol This type of questions needs one answer: your repository at gobase. I'll have a look myself. --Dieter
Bill: First,
Over 20 years ago Janice Kim told me that Korean pros would sometimes tenuki instead of playing B11 around a. Then, if White played a pincer around there, they would make a two space jump to b. However, on this board I think it would be unwise to allow W a - B b.
Charles Matthews Once you connect solidly, you really have to stabilise a group on the left side. If you're unwilling to spend that time, better to omit
One can extend to
Stefan: This is not exactly an answer to your question, but one thing you could consider is going for a nadare variation with This is a copy of the living page "Query On Maintaining Influence" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |