Hi everyone! This is my first time posting a diagram. I thought I should share the pleasure I felt discovering this cute move in a high handicap game at the go club yesterday. It's not too difficult, but still nice.
We're in endgame: white to reduce black's left side territory.
$$B $$ -------------------- $$ | . . . . . X . . . $$ | . . . X X X O . . $$ | . O O X O O O . O $$ | . O X X X X O X . $$ | . X O O X X X O O $$ | O O O . O X O . . $$ | O X X O O O O O O $$ | X X X O O . O X X $$ | O . X . X O X . . $$ | . . . X X O X . . $$ | . . . . O X X X . $$ | . . . X O X . X . $$ | . . . X O X X O X $$ | . . . X O O X O X $$ | . . . X X O O O . $$ | . . . X O O . O X $$ | . . . X X O O . O $$ | . . . X O O . O X $$ | . . . . . . . . . $$ --------------------
[go]$$B $$ -------------------- $$ | . . . . . X . . . $$ | . . . X X X O . . $$ | . O O X O O O . O $$ | . O X X X X O X . $$ | . X O O X X X O O $$ | O O O . O X O . . $$ | O X X O O O O O O $$ | X X X O O . O X X $$ | O . X . X O X . . $$ | . . . X X O X . . $$ | . . . . O X X X . $$ | . . . X O X . X . $$ | . . . X O X X O X $$ | . . . X O O X O X $$ | . . . X X O O O . $$ | . . . X O O . O X $$ | . . . X X O O . O $$ | . . . X O O . O X $$ | . . . . . . . . . $$ --------------------[/go]
Nice move. I wouldn't have spotted that in a real game.
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I haven't checked it yet, but this one is screaming at me:
$$B $$ -------------------- $$ | . . . . . X . . . $$ | . . . X X X O . . $$ | . O O X O O O . O $$ | . O X X X X O X . $$ | . X O O X X X O O $$ | O O O . O X O . . $$ | O X X O O O O O O $$ | X X X O O . O X X $$ | O . X . X O X . . $$ | . . W X X O X . . $$ | . . . . O X X X . $$ | . . . X O X . X . $$ | . . . X O X X O X $$ | . . . X O O X O X $$ | . . . X X O O O . $$ | . . . X O O . O X $$ | . . . X X O O . O $$ | . . . X O O . O X $$ | . . . . . . . . . $$ --------------------
[go]$$B $$ -------------------- $$ | . . . . . X . . . $$ | . . . X X X O . . $$ | . O O X O O O . O $$ | . O X X X X O X . $$ | . X O O X X X O O $$ | O O O . O X O . . $$ | O X X O O O O O O $$ | X X X O O . O X X $$ | O . X . X O X . . $$ | . . W X X O X . . $$ | . . . . O X X X . $$ | . . . X O X . X . $$ | . . . X O X X O X $$ | . . . X O O X O X $$ | . . . X X O O O . $$ | . . . X O O . O X $$ | . . . X X O O . O $$ | . . . X O O . O X $$ | . . . . . . . . . $$ --------------------[/go]