Samura wrote:I believe my reading of the move suggested by billywoods would be this
I wasn't suggesting you play the ataris. Here are a few local continuations:
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$$ | . . O O 1 O . . .
$$ | . . 4 X 3 X . . .
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[go]$$Bc figure 1
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$$ | . . . . 2 . . . .
$$ | . . O O 1 O . . .
$$ | . . 4 X 3 X . . .
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$$Bc figure 2
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$$ | . . . . 2 4 . . .
$$ | . . O O 1 O . . .
$$ | . . 5 X 3 X . . .
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[go]$$Bc figure 2
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$$ | . . . . 2 4 . . .
$$ | . . O O 1 O . . .
$$ | . . 5 X 3 X . . .
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$$Bc figure 3
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$$ | . . O O 4 O . . .
$$ | . 6 1 X 2 X . . .
$$ | . . . . 3 5 . . .
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[go]$$Bc figure 3
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$$ | . . O O 4 O . . .
$$ | . 6 1 X 2 X . . .
$$ | . . . . 3 5 . . .
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The point, to my mind, is not to squabble over the few points in the corner: white has chosen to take outside thickness and give you territory, and failing to play a thick move to steal some corner territory is very inconsistent. The point is white's outside thickness. The more gaps and holes you can give him in his wall, the better, so that it's less useful to him - the local loss in points will be made up for by giving his wall two cutting points. In any case don't forget that if you don't wedge, he will.
I could be wrong, of course.
