Shape Game Solid
Table of contents | Table of diagrams The shape game (solid wall version) |
Teaching value
This shows the great power of walls even if they are all the way across the board from the invasion stone.
Expected result
The result of perfect play is not known. Practical tests show it's somewhat balanced with some people saying it's easier for white to live and others saying it's easier for black to kill.
Comparison to ShapeGame
This version removes a lot of confusing side-issues about what happens when white peeps at the side jumps.
See Also
Comments
MrTenuki: Why not remove the four stones from the corners, so that Black's group becomes a two-headed dragon? As things now stand, there is a slim chance that White could kill Black's first-line group...