Attach-staircase
Difficulty: Beginner Keywords: Shape
When Black follows up
with
, making a staircase pattern supported by the initial stone, this is quite a dangerous way to play, compared with attach-extend. There are not so many situations in which it is a good option.
In most cases Black can't play this way, because White makes a ponnuki with
and will be very happy just to connect in reply to
. Black's three cutting points are hard to manage, while White has no problems.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/48/bf98bf90dffbe79c9a54b792b77318f6.png)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/32/21d59227dffc8bd0d5f58be166b06c3a.png)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/43/3a617ab67ff8023e6f152b6e0f2288a8.png)
after
connects as a play that builds it up into the centre. There is now a feeling that
isn't ideally placed, too.
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