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BQM 9
Thoughts on White 6.With two stones on the opposite star points, White should try to avoid getting shut in on the left side. However, is playing on the fourth line in between a shimari and a star point advisable? In the actual game (8-9 kyu) the move was not answered directly, White followed with a later but ended up far too low and enclosed. HolIgor: I don't think that at this early stages of the game a definite answer can be given. At least by a player of my level. This is a stage of the development of the plan. A low move here means that White wants a base at this side. This means a small stable group and nothing more. The group should be thick in order to have some attacking potential. Even in the pro games such groups are often separated and have to live on their own. Later on I would try to avoid being pressed down, but that can happen. --MortenPahle (See comment on BigQuestionMark) A definite answer is too much to ask for in Go :-) - what I would like to try to formulate is some indicators which say 'if you play this, then expect that' and 'in this situation, you can hope for this' - to help when these choices are made. The examples BQM9 and BQM10 might be too extreme, but I thought they'd illustrate a point. In this situation - can White reasonably expect to create a group which has some influence towards the centre and has a base?
unkx80: Perhaps my argument is rather idealistic, but I guess White 1 isn't so good, although I won't put it as "wrong". Since Black has invested two marked stones at the corner, it indicates that he probably wants to develop from the top left. So Black 2 in this diagram would be ideal, and the follow up at 4 or a would make a very large moyo. So I recommend White 1 to be played at b, so that Black can only extend to c. Or more aggressively, some players might even play White 1 at 2 instead, reducing Black's moyo even further, but I can't say that's the best move either. BillSpight: I generally agree, but I feel strongly that White 1 is misplaced. Compare that development with this one:
Later White threatens a. This is a copy of the living page "BQM 9" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |