staircase
Difficulty: Advanced Keywords: Shape, Go term
An English name for this shape. The staircase results from a counter-hane.
These pages discuss the question of how to play here:
The main point is that whoever is to play should consider making a solid connection, rather than playing either available atari.
See also 4-4 point staircase joseki.
- DaveSigaty: The above seems oversimplified to me. I was unable to resist checking with a database (as usual :-) See Staircase Statistics.
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