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Yose Tesuji
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  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: EndGame, Tesuji

Any skilful play that gains extra points in the endgame, in comparison with more normal moves, may deserve to be called tesuji. It is also interesting to play in such a way as to take sente rather than end in gote.

[Diagram]
Diag.: One line extra

Here Black makes use of the marked stone to jump further into White's territory; now White cannot answer at a. Black might miss this chance, either by playing Black 1 at a, or earlier playing the marked stone as hane at a.



Hey, could someone show why White cannot answer at a, for those of us who are weak?


[Diagram]
Diag.: White errs

White loses five stones.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Correct play.


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