Cutting techniques

This page gives a list of techniques for cutting.

Overview and basics

• Cut
  • Cross-cut
  • Solid cut
• Cut and connect

Techniques

• Wedge
  • Thrust in
• Push through and push cut
• Cut the diagonal jump
• Angle wedge
  • Cutting the trapezium
• Tower peep
  • Cross-cut after tower peep
• Box connection
• Cut across (for cutting the small knight's move, or keima)
  • Cutting the keima
• Driving tesuji
• Attach-crosscut
• You cut I choose
  • Cut the side you don't want
• Cut to gain a liberty

Responding to cuts

• Block
  • Block the thrust
• Cross-cut then extend, atari from crosscut, and cross-cut, diagonal away

Negatives

• Cut first, think later
• Don't try to cut a bamboo joint
• Do not peep at cutting points

See also

• Connecting techniques
• Capturing techniques
• Killing techniques