Horse Head

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The horse head

Black 1 makes a horse head shape. It is quite efficient as a jump to the center, and this shape is the positive shape with respect to the proverb The sake bottle shape is negative. Here are two ways White can try to cut through the horse head.

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Cutting through the horse head

Black 6 makes miai of the ladders at a and b.

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Cutting through the horse head (2)

White succeeds in creating several cutting points at a, b and c but creates a very ugly shape.


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