Split shape
Difficulty: Beginner Keywords: Shape, Tactics
White must have some extremely good reason to allow here. Mostly White should answer
at
, founded on basic instinct.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/31/69a6aeb1908dcaa351bb8e92b58dacd1.png)
Possible dodging
It is conceivable that White might want instead to treat as a sacrifice, with
and
here.
This is from six good and six bad shapes.
See also
- Cutting right through a knight's move is very big
- BQM 23
-
How To Play Go, Lesson 4, Section 4.5