W's best move?

jts · #1

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If it's W to move, what's the best W can do on the left side?

topazg · #2

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Probably my choice ...

1986 · #3

i second what topazg said without that move W could be in danger, Its simple and sweet :study:

illluck · #4

The block is sente, so I'd just play that. Then I want to play on the right side. For example, something like below?

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"a" seems fairly important, but white can push out and separate black if black plays it (or even just tenuki).

DJLLAP · #5

Honinbo Shusaku vs Yasui Sanchi (almost)

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According to Yasui Sanchi under slightly different board position this is better than the capture, though I don't really understand why.

illluck · #6

DJLLAP wrote:

According to Yasui Sanchi under slightly different board position this is better than the capture, though I don't really understand why.

Better influence on the outside. The liberty doesn't matter because white's three stones below has more than enough and the peep isn't worth much for black.

topazg · #7

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The nobi is nice, I like that - but the reason I wouldn't use the block is because I'm also concerned about the influence the marked Black stones have over the "b" area. Moves like "a" are nice to remove from Black's options IMO

The fact it secures White's group too makes it a useful dual purpose move, as well as being thick.

jts · #8

Spoilers ahead!

topazg · #9

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This is the move I'd been looking at first, it looks alive to me though :S (hence making another suggestion)

Maybe :w2:

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Joaz Banbeck · **#10**

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I don't understand the concern about E12. Sure, it is a nuisance, but little more for white has the driving tesuji to get out. And if black tries too hard, he is just playing toothpaste go.

So I tend to like Illuck's suggestion of reducing the right side with something around the point marked 'a'.

topazg · **#11**

Joaz Banbeck wrote:

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I don't understand the concern about E12. Sure, it is a nuisance, but little more for white has the driving tesuji to get out. And if black tries too hard, he is just playing toothpaste go.

So I tend to like Illuck's suggestion of reducing the right side with something around the point marked 'a'.

But why would Black play that rather vulgar :b1:

at all?

It's the aji of the atari on the other side that makes it hard for White to stake anything in the middle, giving a much higher chance it becomes Black's playground later. The fighting over the single stones actually caught in that engagement is petty cash, but Black's built quite a useful center facing thickness where White doesn't have clear equality from his side.

I personally don't think the left side is as urgent as the lower side (one of my many weak hats is on clearly), but if I was to play on the left, I'd rather render the two marked Black stones useless whilst simultaneously guaranteeing my group unconditional cheerfulness. It also means that a Black move around the "a" area doesn't make :b1:

start to look dangerous, and it means White doesn't have to worry about having two weak groups if the connection between the marked White stones is challened.

A move around there just seems to do a great deal for White's long term bad aji - probably not urgent enough if it wasn't for the fact that it completely settles some important White stones - it just feels thick enough to play.

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