Choshi Examples
Difficulty: Expert
Example 1
This example comes from Atsuku Utsu (To Play Thickly), by the editorial staff of Igo magazine, p. 116. White was Takagawa, Black was Kitani.
"reinforces the top side with choshi."
White plays kikashi with
-
before playing
. Now the game depends upon Black's attack on White's central group.
Example 2
By taking profit in the corner with
White considers the exchange of
for
choshi, but in reply,
provokes
, also choshi. (i.e. White shouldn't play this way.)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/13/d2a7cabec57f6bc591b86bf0b861bbdf.png)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/18/5377339e2c55e7d149d71c2513f85258.png)
to begin to settle the
orphans. Note that
is also played with choshi.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/18/2eebf017b93efd23c3a96f5e91cf5dd1.png)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/6/0d12df8c27b42878b953e92d39bfc3f0.png)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/18/d4336cd97bfba071ec1e667e8b5dfaf1.png)
.
, and then Black follows with
, for choshi.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/47/cab1ea6be84f0add5162a61f73defe7d.png)
,
and
are just right.
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