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The 3-3 Trap
Can white live unconditionally? If not, this can be the same as inviting the 3-3 invasion except it's better for black, because white gets very little territory, and is shut in to the corner. Black gets influence and thickness. Someone better than I am, please explain why white can/cannot live in the corner.
Here's some idea's:
Joonas Tyystjarvi: Well, if the point was just to kill white's 2-2 stone, I think this works:
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Arno: of course this does not capture the 2-2 stone :-) White will play as follows (aim: saving
White plays
Notochord : ...Which should be pretty easy, considering that White made a play on the 2-2 point as his first move in the corner. White should still undoubtedly be better off for the exchange of 1 for 2, though. If Black had played 3-3 as his first move, then Crimson : As I said, this is some kind of trick play. White would see a play at 1-1 awfully suspicious and unexpected, because it can be captured in a net at 2-2. This should make black strong in that corner, and now it is hard to attack. Especially if the sequence ends in sente for black, he could get another two corners and leave white with only one. If it ends in gote for black, he already has influence and can attack a neighbouring white corner. This is a copy of the living page "The 3-3 Trap" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |