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Bill Spight
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by Bill Spight Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:08 am
A thread for shape problems.
Problem #1:
$$Bc Black to play
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How does Black respond to
?
Enjoy!
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by Uberdude Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:29 am
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by lightvector Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:43 am
Like Uberdude, my first feeling was O3 and then M2 for connecting black's groups. But if M2, and later white's center group gets strong enough, I wonder if is there any lingering aji from something like this?
$$Wc
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by Bonobo Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:48 am
I’m a mere 12-14k, but neverthelss …
and thus could well be that I earn an ashaming defeat, as so often :-! And no, I didn’t play it out.
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by illluck Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:57 am
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by Uberdude Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:57 am
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by The Pilgrim Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:36 pm
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by Ellyster Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:15 pm
I would say M4... and connect while attack, but I haven't think it harder
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by cyclops Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:50 pm
q5 why?
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by Uberdude Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:16 pm
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by illluck Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:28 pm
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by Toge Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:44 pm
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by EdLee Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:20 am
Bonobo,
Bonobo wrote: I didn’t play it out.
If this shape is not immediately obvious to you,
then the first thing for you to study is to read what happens if W pushes at o3.
This is the start of the whole discussion. If later, you can find some nice counter-attack for B, great.
But first, what happens if B tenuki and W pushes at o3? Did you even think about this?
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by Bonobo Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:36 am
Thanks, Ed, this again shows that I have a loooong way to go.
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by Bill Spight Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:45 am
The answer:
$$Bc Black to play
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bc Black to play protects against the push and cut and connects to the Black stones on the left.
The game:
The Adkins Principle:At some point, doesn't thinking have to go on?
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protects against the push and cut and connects to the Black stones on the left.