BSR 2003 W112 discussion
Charles In this position the clamp
takes advantage of White's shortage of liberties, in a standard way. The question is whether White could have avoided this, earlier.
Suppose that White hadn't played tenuki after
, but had answered at
. There is a reading problem here, after
is tried.
These plays are inevitable. Then Black has a choice of three directions in which to play atari:at a, b or c.
Black can play at a whenever it seems useful.
If Black plays this way, White's shape seems to be good enough after
. Up to
Black can only make a small dent in White's centre.
There are some other variations to consider: but White 112 in the game seems to have been a 'tenuki too far'.
unkx80: Argh, yes, it was a reading error on my part. =/
Migeru: Wasn't it I that missed the shortage of liberties? (Sorry, Charles)
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