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Learning how to deal with unexpected plays is important. It is an important skill, but not a technical one. I have suggested taking time to regroup psychologically, and applying ACH. Analyze the situation, Count, and ask How do I accomplish my goals, based upon analysis and counting?mongus wrote:I tell myself not to make the same mistake again, but then my opponent does something unexpected and I fall into the same bad habits again.
Really, the thing is to play the solid connection,mongus wrote:Many thanks for your feedback. Insightful as ever. It seems I have a lot to learn about using walls effectively.
One point I need to learn is about making my walls solid.
Here, you recommend playing at the marked point to create a more solid wall, which I could then use to attack my opponents weakness behind it. I was more keen on pushing up from behind - another weakness of mine. Point taken.
There was another thread on here recently about a very similar shape. It takes a few attempts before I can recall these things properly.
below, while it threatens to cut White in two. mongus wrote:I actually thought I was being clever, thinking if my opponent did take the stone it was ok because I could just cover it easily.
So, no point wasting a move on it.
Reflecting on this, I can see that this sort of mindset actually gets me into trouble an awful lot.
, threatens "b" but leaves no weakness behind if White answers with 
.In that case, too, it is a problem of your own making.It this game it actually did. My opponent was able to use the weakness I had left in the bottom right to ensure his fragile central group was safe. Had I not left that weakness I would have been in a much stronger position.
threatens to cut the White in two, but it is an overplay. 
puts the question, do you save or 
?As you get stronger your judgement about that, and many other things, will improve.It is very hard to know the difference between a strong move and a slow move. Perhaps it is one of those eternal Go dilemmas.
It's often more valuable than it seems to have three stones on the second line rather than two for this reason; you have time to capture the cutting stone when Black makes that cut. You will also often see first-line throw-ins to set this up.So it has a name. That's interesting, so the thing to look out for is having two stones along the second line?dfan wrote:Ah yes, the "second-line chomp."
Oh, it's just the name I give it. I don't think it has a real name.mongus wrote:So it has a name.dfan wrote:Ah yes, the "second-line chomp."
When Black cuts, his stone will have two liberties, and White will go first. So the thing to look for is for the White stones being cut to have only one liberty (after being cut). All of these three moves result in a successful capture:That's interesting, so the thing to look out for is having two stones along the second line?
at in a real game!It's a good namedfan wrote: Oh, it's just the name I give it. I don't think it has a real name.
I came up with a couple of possibilities above. Are there other options?dfan wrote: By the way, you should still try to answer Uberdude's question. (I had accidentally told you the answer in a comment I made at the same time as his question, but I have deleted my spoiler.)
