Preventing the bamboo joint

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Abstract form

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Abstract form

In its abstract form, the technique is about W1 preventing a Black bamboo joint. The technique is illustrated in the following diagrams


The technique in action

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Joseki.

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The tesuji

B3 compromises the bamboo joint and is a tesuji.

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Continuation

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Continuation

After W2, a possible sequence is Black a, White b, Black c, attacking the entire White group.



As a cutting technique

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A cutting technique

From Rescue and Capture by Yang Yilun. The move B1 captures at least five white stones, killing the white group at the edge. In this case the move is also a warikomi.


Naming

James Davies calls this the Slapping Tesuji. There is also a well-known proverb that says "grab the fourth point of a bamboo joint". This tesuji is also often a clamping tesuji as well, as it can be particularly devastating in conjunction with a stone at the circled point, aiming at the wedge of a.

See also


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