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Jedyte On 13x 13
Jedyte: I was looking to have some people stronger than me (18k I think) comment on a move from a recent 3 stone handicap game. I hope it's alright to put this question here.
After forcing black and building some influence with
I finally settled for a, but it seems a bit conservative. Would a play at b been better, or maybe even along the lines of an extension at a point around c? Morten (9k): Normally, 'a' is too close to the corner stone and you would want to play it one line lower, but that doesn't work well here as i't too close to your own stones. Playing at 'b' trying for teritory is useless on a 13x13 board, where the corners and edges are far biger than the centre. Playing at 'c' doesn't do much at all, really. From the 3 options, I'd say 'a', but, for the same reason as above, I'd think that you might have wanted to invade at the 3-3 point instead of 'a' as well. Mef: If you want to attack the Hoshi and still make it hard for black to cut, I've added d. It will be tough for black to prevent that from either settling or connecting, and since white has to handicap to consider, adding another stone on the right feels like it's going too easy on black. Jedyte: Thanks for your answers. Of course feel free to add alternatives, these were only the option I had in mind. Mef, if I understand it correctly, you say should black cut off white somewhere below d, white stones should be able to make life? Mef: Playing at d is one way to attack the 4-4 point, and in this particular case, A play at d will be either able to connect to the white group on the right or make life on the side if black cuts. This is a copy of the living page "Jedyte On 13x 13" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |