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Double-Purpose Plays
Difficulty: Beginner
Keywords: Strategy
Any play that has two meanings, regarding tactics or strategy or both. For example double atari, or a play that defends your group while attacking your opponent, or a good ladder breaker that has some effect. Another tactical example is the double threat ladder-maker.
Much of basic strategy aims at setting up double-purpose plays, or denying them to your opponent. See for example immediate life. Clearly they are in general useful, and a sign that you are co-ordinating different objectives. Sometimes they are also cases of the miai concept, but certainly not always. This is a copy of the living page "Double-Purpose Plays" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |