Don't provoke damaging plays on the second line
Difficulty: Beginner Keywords: Tactics
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/22/b8b2c460ad1fa5c6014e5a474a6c7378.png) | Black has a poor result ... |
This is from the Bermuda triangle page. is weak - Black should now consider adding a stone at a, to play lightly here.
Is there any way Black can make this position worse?
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/40/b1b6d743d7f64f70871fd4f86c568d80.png) | ... which can be worse |
is a bad idea. Now Black's territory on the side, his only gain here, is under threat. is a classic heavy move, since now cannot readily be sacrificed. It is also in a poor direction since Black cannot hope to close off the edge at both p and q.
This type of mistake seems to be very common.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/37/ca5850b943b44e3de7cd58ff019c70ed.png) | Black 1 provokes an unwelcome development |
This is from a nine-stone game, Black being a beginner. is a related kind of mistake. Even though Black defends everything up to , is a chance to attack.
Instead of , Black a is good.
Charles Matthews
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