Baai no te
Baai no te (場合の手)[1] is a Japanese term for a move that is playable depending on circumstances. The phrase is typically used to describe a move that is not usually considered a joseki move but could be good in certain circumstances, in other words, a special case move.
Example 1
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O Meien (W) vs. Imamura Toshiya
This example comes from this Japanese site.
is 場合の手. Ba is usual. But Imamura played at
because he probably did not want to approach the strong stone,
, even by one space.
Example 2
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Honda Kunihisa (W) vs. Kato Masao
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This example comes from this Japanese site. Kato's attacking play,
, is 場合の手.
[1] From the Japanese word 場合 【ばあい】 (n-adv,n) case; situation; (P) as noted in Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Server