Split shape

  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Shape, Tactics

Chinese: 裂型 (lie4 xing2)
Japanese: 裂かれ形 (sakare-gatachi)
Korean: -

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Split shape

When talking about the split shape as a bad shape, we refer to this split knight's move (see there for more detail).

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Split shape (2)

This could likewise be seen as a split jump. The disconnection is less severe than above, since White can still play A.

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Split shape (3)

Another split shape is the elephant's eye


See also


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