Sealing in by striking at the waist

    Keywords: Tesuji, Shape

This shape is elswhere on SL but I can't find it. Dieter

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Black can set up a useful sequence: strike at the waist of the keima.

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Charles A comment: should White play atari?

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Is atari good here?

This is a typical 'good style' question. Here the answer seems fairly clear.

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White has lost something

If this happens, White at a is less powerful (because B2 assists Black at b).



Not entirely clear, though.

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If White want this ...?

If the fighting in intense, White might prefer this. In principle W5 is bad style (rather than taking BC off immediately). Sometimes White might want to form one immediate eye; and leave the cutting point at c. In that case it could be true that the aji of White at d later is worth having; and more important than the direction of the bend at a.



If W5 is actually going to be played, therefore, it looks as if playing W1 atari first will sometimes be correct.


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