Attack From A Distance

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The principle to attack from a distance gives more direction to the general question how to attack. In particular it warns against

  1. Attachments as attacking moves. See don't attach when attacking but also understand the idea of making the opponent heavy.
  2. Diagonal approaches as attacking moves [1]

In general, if the attacking stones are close, a counter-attack becomes more effective.

In contrast, the capping play [2] and the keima (see attacking with keima) keep some distance to the object of the attack. Those are basic attacking techniques.

In a broader sense this principle can be understood to attack on a large scale, including the technique of leaning attack

See also


[1]

[Diagram]

Why the diagonal generally is not an attacking move

In isolation, the diagonal approach is answered by a simple block. Now Black has become stronger and W1 is rather weak.

[Diagram]

corner

Here, B1 does not really attack the White stones. Up to B9, he has rather carried out a leaning manoeuver in order to gain strength in the center and for his stones on the right.


[2] The capping play is the basic move for attack because that's exactly where the defensive move of the one-point jump would come. And why the latter is the basic defensive move, is adequately explained at its own page.


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