Pushing from behind

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Chinese: 后面推车
Japanese: 車の後押し (kuruma no ato-oshi)
Korean:

A form of pushing battle where one player is pushing the other ahead, considered disadvantageous for the player pushing from behind. If you find yourself in a situation where you are tempted to push from behind, you should consider alternatives.

[Diagram]

Pushing from behind

Black pushes from behind with B1 and B3, letting White extend and build influence with each move.

As an alternative for B3, Black should try to get ahead, perhaps with the knight's move of b instead of B3. Or, he can jump to a, at the cost of leaving behind a cutting point.

[Diagram]

Bend

If Black does nothing, WC is a devastating bend.


The Japanese term translates as pushing the cart from behind--indicating that something is wrong, since in Japan wheelbarrows are normally pulled, not pushed.


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