Table shape

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There is a key shape (normally good shape) that doesn't have a Japanese name, and hasn't been christened in English - up to this point (...which was several years ago, and the name seems to be pretty widely accepted in english now, as of October 2009 .)

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Table shape

This may be more efficient than the bamboo joint, while doing a similar job - typically staying connected in an important, contested part of the board.

Depending on quite what white stones are around, there is also probably a greater chance of an eye being formed in the table shape.

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Good shape cut

Here's an example from a game in which I (Charles) was taking a handicap from a pro. Black wants to cut White. There are several ways to do this. B1 and B3 make good shape, because now White a, Black b would be the table shape.


Ear point contains another example of using the table shape.


See also table building. See also tippy table.


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