When Not to Connect Against a Peep

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This page deals with exceptions to the proverb, Even a moron connects against a peep.

Here are some exceptions from professional games.

Exception 1

[Diagram]

Lin (White) vs. Sakata Honinbo

From Modern Famous Games, vol. 9, p. 238.

One reason for W2 was to forestall a Black peep at a before B3. Later White separates B3 from BC and connects his own stones.

Exception 2

[Diagram]

Go Seigen (White) vs. Takagawa

From Modern Famous Games, vol. 6, p. 270.

B2 is not joseki, but it works with BC.

Perhaps influenced by the fact that there was no komi, Go Seigen played W3 from the "wrong" side.[1] Doing so forestalls a Black moyo on the bottom.

In the brief commentary, Go Seigen did not like W9, preferring W a.

With B10 Takagawa started a fight. Perhaps he had played B4 with B10 in mind, to make use of his wall.



Exception 3

[Diagram]

Sakata (White) vs. Fujisawa Hideyuki Meijin

From Modern Famous Games, vol. 10, pp. 78 - 79.

Fujisawa did not immediately reply to the peep, W1, but made an incursion into White's moyo, starting with B2.

[Diagram]

Sakata - Fujisawa (101 - 108)

Later, when he did reply, Fujisawa played B1, which connects to the stones above and threatens B4.

Note W8. White does not immediately cut off the BC stone, but sets up a miai.


[1]

See Approach on the Open Side.


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