Hane at the head follow up

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Reason: The fourth section describes a particular and even peculiar situation.


1. Cut

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Follow up

If Black cuts with B1 after White's hane at the head, White hanes at the foot and connects. This follow-up is important.


2. Counter hane

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double hane

If Black counter hane, White can consider a double hane ...

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hane at the foot

... or hane at the foot ...

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stretch

... or getting ahead by stretching ...

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cut

... or cut if she is really strong.


3. Counter hane at the foot

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counter hane

If Black counter hanes from this side, White can hane and connect.

4. Making shape

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Zoku-suji vs. Making shape

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 B1 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 B1, ,

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.

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Junk stones (1)

Dieter: After W1, 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.

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Junk stones (2) - further damage

The advocated B2 can be answered by W3, 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.


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different situation, different reply

tderz: With a situation a bit different, Black can also reply differently to B2 here.
If White a, Black b.
If White W3 at c, Black a reverts again to bad style.
If then Black B4 at d, it depends on the situation whether White can cut at e.

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tderz: If White a, Black b,
W5 could also be at m.
Sometimes W5 at b is interesting.


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