Net example 9
Black has a choice of net captures of :
- Black at a;
- Black at b and a net rather than ladder;
- Black at c.
White cannot actually escape with after
.
After the throw-in here, Black captures the
stones (in a ladder, if White connects at
).
Of these three nets, one prefers number 1 to number 3 on the choose the firmer capture principle - though that doesn't always apply when building influence.
There is a problem with choice 2, namely after
. It might depend whether Black actually wanted to provoke the
/
exchange. If so, choice 2 is better than choice 1.
In this case White has a forcing play at the circled point. This is still a little too close to Black's influence.
The decision may therefore depend on the direction of fighting.