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Fuseki Study with ELF (Double Komoku by White)
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Author:  Gomoto [ Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Fuseki Study with ELF (Double Komoku by White)

Let us have a look at this fuseki:

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[go]$$B
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$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
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$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]

Author:  Gomoto [ Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fuseki Study with ELF (Double Komoku by White)

It is a valid strategy to tenuki and approach the second komoku after the white moves a,b,c,d,e,f and g

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[go]$$B
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . b e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . c f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . d g . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]

Author:  Gomoto [ Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fuseki Study with ELF (Double Komoku by White)

Lets have a look at this example. Many players like to play the kick after the second approach move. This is not a good option for white:

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Author:  Gomoto [ Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fuseki Study with ELF (Double Komoku by White)

After the black extend it is a possible strategy for black to tenuki again (not really tenuki, but play from the outside):

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Author:  Gomoto [ Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fuseki Study with ELF (Double Komoku by White)

Black has no fear:

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Author:  Gomoto [ Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fuseki Study with ELF (Double Komoku by White)

Even if white chooses a stronger play:

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Author:  Gomoto [ Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fuseki Study with ELF (Double Komoku by White)

To play the keima is a fail and the game is even again:

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Author:  Gomoto [ Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fuseki Study with ELF (Double Komoku by White)

That is all for today ;-)

I have to play some games.

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