Hane at the head follow up
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1. Cut
If Black cuts with after White's hane at the head, White hanes at the foot and connects. This follow-up is important.
2. Counter hane
3. Counter hane at the foot
tderz: A common mistake is the hane vs. the Hane at the Head of Two Stones. Black creates more own defects (a, b, c), whereas White has fewer (d). Sometimes this result on the left is worsened by black b, Wx, By, Wz or so.
Black on the right settles the shape with one move:
- it creates eye shape
- depending on individual circumstances (what is at m?),
We could be blocked by Bf
- if White neglects to answer
, ,
Be, Wg, Bh turn the roles and Black threatens hane Bi.
- if White attaches at f, Bo, Wp, Bq is safe and leaves White with weaknesses at s and g.
Dieter: After , the black stones are junk stones. I don't think any black move attempting to save these stones is correct here. Black should take a light approach.
The advocated can be answered by
, if White goes along with Black's mistaken thought that any of the black stones are worth saving/capturing. Next, if Black a, either of White b further destroys the black shape and the damage gets only worse.
tderz: With a situation a bit different, Black can also reply differently to here.
If White a, Black b.
If White at c, Black a reverts again to bad style.
If then Black at d, it depends on the situation whether White can cut at e.
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