This page holds some discussion originally on the tripod group page prior to the WikiMasterEdit. --unkx80
We have practiced the tripod group at our club. In response to ,
is the intuitive move for many players. We were wondering why this would be "wrong". I think that under these conditions, with all that open space around, this is actually a good move, but the tripod often appears in enclosed space, so that a white attachment at a becomes dangerous. Moreover, if there were an escape route along the left side, White would have blocked at
instead of
. So,
at a is the main line.
So, Black escapes, but loses his corner territory and, what's more important, his eye potential there.
-- Dieter