BQM 248

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Something which gives me problems is playing lightly near niken-tobi. I've checked all my references on patterns for invasion, reduction etc ( aka middlegame joseki ) and could not find much. I feel it leaves a big hole in my go knowledge, since niken-tobi is often recommended in invasion/reduction as a light way to play.

So the basic question is simple (though the answer is not). Given these three moves around niken-tobi,

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what are some examples of light ways to play for Black and White.

PS: I don't yet know how to create diagrams such as those on many joseki pages with labeled intersections acting as links. If someone knows how please change the diagrams into one.

Bob McGuigan: It is really hard to answer the question because so much depends on nearby stones of either color. The diagrams you gave do not suggest where the edge of the board is, which is also important. I doubt there are many "joseki" of the sort you want. That said, in isolation, away from the edge of the board, the twospace jump is thin. It is not really a strong shape. It is often played as a fast, light way to run. White might want to play to make it heavy or to cut it, again depending on the whole board position.


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