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Pincer
Hi guys, I am around 25k so may seem simple to most but here goes!
I was playing black, had a stone on the star point, then white approaches. I tried to pincer seeing this done before, but as soon as white jumps out, I feel as if I have two weak stones and cannot protect both, how do i respond? This is what happened in the game.
I ended up playing a, but then b followed by white, and that's when I thought I was in trouble, black 2 suddenly looks very weak.
I was playing black, had a stone on the star point, then white approaches. I tried to pincer seeing this done before, but as soon as white jumps out, I feel as if I have two weak stones and cannot protect both, how do i respond? This is what happened in the game.
I ended up playing a, but then b followed by white, and that's when I thought I was in trouble, black 2 suddenly looks very weak.
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kungfupigeon, this is a good learning experience for you.
,
indeed you have two stones --
and
-- and you cannot take care of both with one move.
W has miai of (a) direction and (b) direction --
( first, let's look at the local lower right corner, ignoring the rest of the board. ):
This local result is reasonable.
If you jump to (a) with
:If you help your
stone:
Your feeling is correct. When W jumps out withkungfupigeon wrote:...as soon as white jumps out, I feel as if I have two weak stones and cannot protect both...
,indeed you have two stones --
and
-- and you cannot take care of both with one move.W has miai of (a) direction and (b) direction --
( first, let's look at the local lower right corner, ignoring the rest of the board. ):
This local result is reasonable.
If you jump to (a) with
:
stone:-
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Re: Pincer
Would you say my attempt to pincer in this situation was a mistake? Maybe perhaps if I had other stones I can?
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No problem with yourkungfupigeon wrote:Would you say my attempt to pincer in this situation was a mistake?
pincer. And if you jumped to (a) with
, still no problem.It depends on your follow-ups -- what happened after
and
. If you could post more from this game, then we can see what happened later.
If you got a bad result later, it was not because of
or
--it was something else later, and we need to see more moves
to determine what was the problem.
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Re: Pincer
Here is how the game went down:
I'm not happy by applying a pincer, I've actually helped him pressure my stones.
Perhaps I could have played:
Or instead of Black 10, I think I would like the shape more:
I'm not happy by applying a pincer, I've actually helped him pressure my stones.
Perhaps I could have played:
Or instead of Black 10, I think I would like the shape more:
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As predicted, the problem is neither your pincer
nor the one-space jump
, but in your follow-ups.
All your follow-ups --
,
, and
-- are not good.
When we get a bad result, it is important to find out which moves are the problem, and which are not.
In your original questions (posts #1 and #5), you thought maybe your pincer
was to blame -- this is wrong.
Both your pincer
and your one-space jump
are OK.
The problem is your follow-ups:
,
, and
.
nor the one-space jump
, but in your follow-ups.All your follow-ups --
,
, and
-- are not good.When we get a bad result, it is important to find out which moves are the problem, and which are not.
In your original questions (posts #1 and #5), you thought maybe your pincer
was to blame -- this is wrong.Both your pincer
and your one-space jump
are OK.The problem is your follow-ups:
,
, and
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Re:
filled in one variation mentioned earlier for completeness sake, and a personal comment on the choice of which side to support.
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Re: Pincer
Thanks guys. Yeah that extra stone i forgot in the original question... Noticed something wasn't right when white had more stones than black.
I can see how my follow ups kind of dug myself in a hole. Very interesting indeed!
Appreciate the time to go through the variations and show my mistakes. Thank you!
I can see how my follow ups kind of dug myself in a hole. Very interesting indeed!
Appreciate the time to go through the variations and show my mistakes. Thank you!
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Re: Pincer
A couple of comments. 
The pincer,
, is a fine move.
As is
.
is questionable, however. It is generally bad to follow your opponent from behind.
makes
a better play than it is. (It is not a great play, BTW.) The point is that if Black had the
,
,
, and
, while White only had
and
,
would be a good play.
makes a base with
.
makes territory on the right side. Now if
, note that Black is outnumbered four to one locally. In the opening when you are outnumbered so badly, it is normally correct not to fight where you have such a disadvantage, but to sacrifice the stone.
is reasonable now.
is a common beginner mistake. Fact is, after
White is helped more by the exchange than Black. That is not obvious, but maybe you can feel the difference in strength between
and
versus
and
. White threatens to play at "a", which in turn threatens "b" and "c".
is a normal response to
, securing the corner and threatening to connect underneath with "a". Black could also play here instead of
.
The pincer,
, is a fine move.
.
is questionable, however. It is generally bad to follow your opponent from behind.
makes
a better play than it is. (It is not a great play, BTW.) The point is that if Black had the
,
,
, and
, while White only had
and
,
would be a good play.
makes a base with
.
makes territory on the right side. Now if
, note that Black is outnumbered four to one locally. In the opening when you are outnumbered so badly, it is normally correct not to fight where you have such a disadvantage, but to sacrifice the stone.
is reasonable now.
is a common beginner mistake. Fact is, after
White is helped more by the exchange than Black. That is not obvious, but maybe you can feel the difference in strength between
and
versus
and
. White threatens to play at "a", which in turn threatens "b" and "c".
is a normal response to
, securing the corner and threatening to connect underneath with "a". Black could also play here instead of
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Re: Pincer
The last variation is interesting, I had the thinking of bridging under in my original play, but you are right, I can see how black 8 is a mistake, introduces weaknesses, something to look out for next time, like Ed suggested, directly under may have been a better play.
Very enlightening. Thanks!
Very enlightening. Thanks!
stone -- I'm guessing
in the real game: