Clamp Connection Comparison

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DieterVerhofstadt suggests a new response to the clamp. Here we compare it with the usual solid connection in a difference game.

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Usual connection vs. Dieter's defense



What happens when Black plays first?

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Black starts

W8 takes back.

Black has one more point of territory and one more captured stone: Black wins.

What happens when White plays first?

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White starts

W9 takes back.

Now White wins by one point.


Since whoever plays first wins, the difference game shows that sometimes the solid connection will be better and sometimes Dieter's defense. :-)

-- BillSpight


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