slow cut
Difficulty: Intermediate Keywords: MiddleGame, Tactics
effectively cuts off the central white group fron the secure bottom. It also saves two stones. However, White's keima at
gives a base to the central group and influences the upper left. It's much bigger than 4 points:
Compare to this diagram where
attacks while making territory.
would be a slow connection, giving sente to Black who can go to the next big point.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/38/b0c688002288ae72da16084ffc45b139.png)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/25/7de88a2e497857a37b0134e8a36f971c.png)
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