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Ongoing Game2 Lower Right Probe Analysis
  Difficulty: Advanced   Keywords: MiddleGame

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Probe, or attempt to over-concentrate?

Charles Matthews You could characterise W1 here as a probe, perhaps. Black is very strong, locally, though. The intention might be to play some forcing moves, if Black reacts in a submissive fashion.


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Expected plays (1)

Black's first reaction ought to be B2 here. After W5 Black has to decide whether to carry on at a or play solidly at b. Allowing White to play at a works so well with WS that Black really must play at a himself.


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Expected plays (2)

Considering how that variation went, B2 here is attractive. It is not now obvious that White can live in the corner, since Black is strong immediately above.



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