Cut Threat Clamp
A Cut Threat Clamp is a clamp which threatens a cut.
wants to separate black, and damage black's side territory.
What would you do here?
is a clamp, and threatens a cut at a, so we can call it a Cut Threat Clamp.
If white descends at , then
is a cut, made strong by a hanging connection
If black plays a weak move at , then white will get to break into black's territory.
Cutting right away would result in a difficult fight.
Author: Jared (I see this clamp often)
unkx80: I did some copy-editing which rendered most of the previous discussion obselete, please find them at /discussion.
Dieter: added the immediate cut