Keima side connection

Keima watari  

Here , which is a keima in relation to both the stones - is a tesuji for safely connecting the two groups. The move is an application of watari and dropping back. It is also known as keima watari.

Another example  

Another example: the stone connects all the white stones. See /Discussion to see the tactics behind this connection.

Example of application in a game situation

Normal sequence  

After , is normal (Even a moron connects against a peep). But what if black tries to split with at ?

Alternate sequence  

is a mistake, unless the top side is so valuable to Black as to compensate for the complete loss of the corner. After the sequence up to , white has connected under with the keima connection.

 

is met by . Now a and b are miai for a White connection. Also see the second example in Dropping Back.