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Force on the side you won't reinforce
Difficulty: Advanced Keywords: Tactics
Black plays
Supposing Black simply played at
The other consideration is that
I would say that it's your first diagram that shows the inducing function: Black wants to play in the corner, so he makes White play a move that puts pressure on the corner, making his already intended move a defense against this pressure. On the other hand, the last diagram shows the probing function: Black forces White to make her choice of which side to connect at an early stage, before it is known/decided what Black will be doing in this position. - Andre Engels This is a copy of the living page "Force on the side you won't reinforce" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |