Ongoing Game2 Lower Right Probe Analysis
Difficulty: Advanced Keywords: MiddleGame, Ongoing game
Charles Matthews You could characterise
here as a probe, perhaps. Black is very strong, locally, though. The intention might be to play some forcing moves, if Black reacts in a submissive fashion.
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here. After
Black has to decide whether to carry on at a or play solidly at b. Allowing White to play at a works so well with
that Black really must play at a himself.
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