Sacrifice a single stone on the second line

PageType: Path     Keywords: Tesuji, Tactics
[Diagram]
side  

This sacrifice is a side technique, playing an attachment, aiming at sacrificing it in favour of 1, or mostly 2 forcing moves.

B1 is the attachment, and if White accepts the invitation to capture, Black cuts and forces with B5 and B7, getting an influential position towards centre and below.

[Diagram]
resistance  

White can avoid a second forcing move by capturing immediately, but then invites a ko which is difficult to bear.

[Diagram]
peacemeal  

The outside hane of W2 denies the sacrifice. Connections at a and b may follow, depending on how lightly the area will be treated.


The following examples see this technique, resistance or avoidance thereof, at work in games.

Sacrifice a Single Stone on the Second Line 1
Sacrifice a Single Stone on the Second Line 2
Sacrifice a Single Stone on the Second Line 3


Sacrifice a single stone on the second line last edited by OscarBear on September 23, 2014 - 16:30
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