Hane at the Head of Two Stones
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This proverb says that in a position like the one in this diagram, playing hane with Black a or White b (facing the center) is a very big move. If one is faced with a position like this, it is hardly ever good to play somewhere else on the board. The difference between these two moves is simply too large.
Enfors: Anybody care to add some elaboration as to why this is so important for us newbies who don't understand it on our own?
unkx80: Sure. This page needs expansion anyway.
Let's visualise the effect:
Why is hane at the head of two stones so important? A typical sequence is to
. We observe the following:
- White's influence increased significantly.
- Black is pushed down with limited expansion? opportunities.
- Black has a cutting point at a and the
chain has only three liberties. This induces weaknesses around b (see eye-stealing tesuji), which is a burden to Black.
In some circumstances, may choose to simply pull back at
. But similar observations apply.
- Hane at the Head in Joseki 1
- Hane at the Head, Follow-up
- Hane at the head of three stones
- Hane at the Head of One and a Half
- Four Basic shapes - part of a book by chinese pro Fan Hui
Author: AndreEngels, (WikiMasterEdit by Dieter).
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