Neferneferuaten / Responding to hopeless invasions

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Invasion by attaching to a stone

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Let's consider this invasion.



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Black is attacking a lone third line stone, so our immediate reaction should be to extend while blocking.



Defcon 5

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If left undisturbed, white may try to make a base with `a` or gain corner territory with `b` or `c`.



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If it gets to this point, katago recommends blocking, then invading black's eyespace.




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