Approach From The Wider Side

    Keywords: Opening, Strategy

When in doubt from which side to approach a corner, it is usually better to take the wider side i.e. the side where there is more space to make a base and/or more potential territory to be destroyed. This is conventional wisdom and hence often defied these days.

Example

[Diagram]

Wider side

Here, the upper side is wider than the left. Although White's position is said to be slightly overconcentrated, still she can extend to W5 with satisfaction.

[Diagram]

Narrower side

If she enters on this side however, her position gets really cramped.


Dieter: Yes, Bill, that's where I put it first. The I noticed that the comparison to the other diagram could be improved. Even so, you think this makes more sense ?

Bill: Well, both positions are cramped, but this one less so. :-)

Charles See also approach on the open side.

[Diagram]

Wider side

bud1027 : this is another possible picture(or result) that black can consider...


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