![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/12/2b83ce7c6054f186da1483f8d875779c.png)
protects a problematic cut
A white play at
is a constant nuisance in variations where black plays
elsewhere--so black protects at
immediately. After this, black has no problem defending against white attacks at, for example, a or b.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/12/d74ab022ba6ce1451f276308e3cad10f.png)
Example 1: black lives with eyes at the marked points.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/52/7a31dd5ff00247e2a279eb00021b5b8f.png)
Example 2: white cannot push at the marked point, and so black makes two eyes with
.