Never ignore a shoulder hit

  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Shape, Tactics, Proverb

Cho Hun-hyeon in his Lectures on Go Techniques: one should never ignore a shoulder hit.

[Diagram]

Answering a shoulder hit


[Diagram]

Ignoring a shoulder hit

Black can also extend to a. The difference from the previous diagram is huge. When white answers, Black has many options, such as playing a hane, or a pincer if his own group has enough support (though this diagram does not show these continuations.)


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