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ArnoHollosi: (moved) strongly disagree (2005-10-08 20:43) [#7]

BlueWyvern (ippoji lover): I strongly disagree with this proverb in that it fails to hold true for sufficiently large baskets. One of my favorite strategies is building a basket so immense that your opponent has no choice but to jump in and try to steal your eggs. When he does, he will soon find a lot of your eggs becoming out of reach, and has to spend so much effort making off with the eggs he has already swiped, that you can swipe eggs from his smaller baskets while he is not looking, perhaps even make off with a basket or two in the process.

Charles Matthews: At my level (EGF 3-4 dan) a high proportion of players do like omoyo plans. But strong (EGF 5-6 dan) amateurs in general don't, or at least can play all types of game. I draw an obvious conclusion, about thinking one can do as Takemiya does (while four or five stones weaker) as an 'infantile disorder'.

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erislover: If the basket is big enough? -- From the literature (2006-04-21 20:57) [#1451]

This is an excerpt from The Power of the Star Point.

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If the basket is big enough?  


The text for this diagram reads, in part:

...W1 is the orthodox move. Black continues in the spirit of his first capping move with B2 and B4: he keeps playing on top. Anyone can see that the top is all going to turn into white territory, but that's OK. In return, Black builds a centre moyo in the 100-point class. Imagine if black had the marked stone in place. Getting 100 points would not be just a dream. Black is putting all his eggs in one basket, but White will have just as much reason to feel apprehensive. This is a strategy I would like to recommend.

 
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