Cutting the ogeima

Keywords: Shape, Tactics

If there are no other stones around, an ogeima can be cut apart.

Black through cut White, and although White threatens a ladder with , Black has sente and can avoid this.

This way of cutting depends on a ladder.

2.1 Keima - kata

Produces a windmill (pinwheel).

2.2. Tobi-tsuke (jump attachment)

2.3. Degiri (push and cut)

2.4. Keima - tsuke

2.5. Kosumi-tsuke

Looks worse than the keima - kata.

Cutting the ogeima last edited by isshoni on March 18, 2008 - 13:59