She Xiao Jiu Da

    Keywords: Strategy

5. She Xiao Jiu Da? (舍小就大) - Abandon small to save big - [ext] Translation link


See also sacrifice plums for peaches.


Examples


How to handle this situation. Is it correct to answer B1 by saving meagre 2 stones (having not much of a function, except being ballast) ?
After all, Black vastly expands _his_ moyo!

Answer: No!


On the contrary, this looks nice for White!
He builds his own moyo AND diminuishes Blacks.


This is a copy of the living page "She Xiao Jiu Da" at Sensei's Library.
(OC) 2016 the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.
[Welcome to Sensei's Library!]
StartingPoints
ReferenceSection
About