Bent Four

    Keywords: Life & Death

Chinese:

  • 曲四 qu3 si4)
  • 弯四 (wān sė)

Japanese: 曲がり四目 (magari yonmoku)
Korean:

[Diagram]

Bent four.

The circled empty spots make the bent four shape.

Bent four is a live shape.

[Diagram]

Bent four.

A bent four is alive, because the points a and b are miai, so black can always form two eyes.

However, if a bent four appears in the corner, the status of the group may be different. See bent four in the corner.


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