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BQM151
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Keywords: MiddleGame, Strategy, Question
Could someone please explain to me how to handle this position: Should I pincer the white stone or rather build up my framework?
Many thanks!
Bill: My first thought is the wedge at iff: The wedge looks very good to me... After that I can't see any big potential for white territory anywhere. Am I right that back would then be much better off in the game or does white still have resources? AndyPierce: Black doesn't have a lot of territory either though, since the lower left should be relatively easy for white to invade so it looks pretty even to me.
Dieter:
Therefore, Bill's idea of wedging is more active and clearer. Black will lose something at the bottom, but after the wedge it is difficult for White to deal with the left while preventing a Black growth at the top. None of the possible moves at the top can convince me to replace Path: BigQuestionMark · Prev: BQM150 · Next: BQM152 This is a copy of the living page "BQM151" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |