Hane at the head of three stones

    Keywords: Shape, Proverb
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hane at the head of three

Apart from Hane at the Head of Two Stones, one also often hears "hane at the head of three" - and rightly so. In fact, although the value of the hane decreases when the line gets longer, playing hane at the head of a line is a key point for influence for any length of line.

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head & foot combo

The hane at the head of three is especially effective when there's also a "hane at the foot" at the marked stone. In this case the three white stones have only three liberties. The reason is that now Black can follow up with a double hane

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head & foot combo

White can't resist with a double hane of his own, so ...

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head & foot combo

... h has to give in. Depending on the situation, Black can again hane at the head at A. Black is developing in a broad way, White is being tucked into a small space.

In this case black+circle can be captured but there are other configurations where the pressure on WHite is even bigger.


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