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Capture the Cutting Stones
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    Keywords: Proverb

This is a proverb which may be stated in different ways:

  • It is important to capture the cutting stones.
  • When faced with a choice, capture the cutting stones.

Leaving cutting stones usually means leaving aji behind. Later in the game aji can become your downfall.

When the capture is a ponnuki, there are shape reasons to capture. But quite generally there are strategic reasons to capture if that also connects (and so reduces your number of weak groups).


Capture the cutting stones in joseki 1
Capture the cutting stones in joseki 2



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