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Squeezing Out the Toothpaste
Path: Mistake · Prev: SpeculativeInvasion · Next: Stolid
Difficulty: Beginner
Keywords: Go term
'Squeezing out the toothpaste' is a term sometimes used when a group is seemingly squeezed, but in reality is forced into a direction where it should have been stopped, in particular into the territory of the player doing the 'squeezing'.
Often contact plays will not stop the finger.
Charles
dnerra: Charles, I think this is a little more general than your text suggests. (I haven't had a GTL review yet where I didn't have to explain this.)
Forcing your opponent out with a move as Here is an example from an amateur game:
Black plays I always try to explain this with the following diagrams:
The concept seems very simple. But one can see this basic mistake in many
one-dan games.
[1] I'm quoting myself here, a bad habit I know. Charles
[2] One can also make the point that Path: Mistake · Prev: SpeculativeInvasion · Next: Stolid This is a copy of the living page "Squeezing Out the Toothpaste" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |