BQM 500

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Andy: I never know how to deal with this kind of thing. White to move. Assume that saving the white+square stones is the biggest move on the board and black territory to the right. Some choices:

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1) play it all out

White can hane-connect with W1, W3, and then go back to patch up with W5. This is straightforward, and ends in gote. If black has a bigger move than B2, he can tenuki after W1. There isn't much aji left in either player's position after this sequence.

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2) leave potential

White can protect with this W1. Black plays elsewhere next.

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2-b1) later

Later, black can close the side, ending in gote.

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2-w1) later

If white comes back here first later, he can still play the W1 hane-connect, but this leaves slightly more aji in the position for black than in the 1) "play it all out" diagram.


Is there a rule of thumb about how to deal with this kind of thing? Is it generally preferable to completely play out a sente sequence that ends in gote or are there occasions when it is better to take gote sooner and leave part of the sequence as an additional gote followup?

unkx80: In the position shown in this BQM I would not recommend the hane-connect because it strengthens black. However, the Wu Ren Go game position has a slightly different surrounding context which merits the hane-connect. Perhaps I can say more during the game review.


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