Diagonal Attachment Follow-Up

    Keywords: Shape, Tactics
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White's follow-up

If Black ignores White's marked move, White can make a tiger shape. This is considered very advantageous (when the Black stone is isolated as in this diagram). Therefore, ...

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Black's follow-up

B1, preventing the tiger shape, turns the white move into a shape that isn't by itself ideal (see diagonal attachment - as inferior shape).

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White's other follow-up

Often White plays hane like this, especially close to edge.

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Black's other follow-up

Under comparable circumstances, when eyeshape is at stake, one sees Black hane like this.

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Yet another black follow-up

If the diagonal move is deliberately played, and not a weak player's diagonal it may have been with the purpose of making Black heavy. Black may then dodge White's intentions and jump lightly to B1.

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And another black follow-up

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Sabaki technique

Charles B1 here is a recognised sabaki technique, when Black would otherwise become heavy here. Black accepts that White can cut now. See diagonal attachment knight's move angle play sabaki technique.


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