Descent example 2
Keywords: Tactics
When White cuts off , a fight starts. The descent of
is correct shape.
If White plays hane at instead and Black defends at
, then White leaves a defect to be exploited later. Black forces her into a cramped shape and cuts with Black 11 at a.
Charles Matthews Sorry to carp - but the hane was played in recent pro games, and more often than the descent.
The position can be recognised as this double kakari line with and
tenuki plays.