Hitting-under tesuji
Difficulty: Beginner Keywords: EndGame, Tesuji, Go term
A endgame tesuji (Endgame Tesuji 1) used as an alternative to the second-line diagonal move.
If
, Black draws back with
. This will be two or more points better for Black, and assuming
defends, is also sente, just like the diagonal move.
If White counters with the hane inside of
,
cuts,
must give atari, then
pushes in to what was White's territory--not a good trade for White. However, depending on the position
could succeed, and reading it out is a prerequisite for playing this move.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/39/4499c0267dd07c58fa06ef665970f1a2.png)
is the hitting-under tesuji, often an improvement over the ![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/5/e10ed640fd14738c801d2e5ff6e816be.png)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/46/1036bf1808879d7eacfcd8862a329af5.png)
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