Fuseki Study with ELF (Double Komoku by White)

Gomoto · Post by **Gomoto** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:26 pm

Let us have a look at this fuseki:

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Gomoto · Post by **Gomoto** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:30 pm

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

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$B $$ +---------------------------------------+ $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . b e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . c f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . d g . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]

Gomoto · Post by **Gomoto** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:33 pm

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:

Gomoto · Post by **Gomoto** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:47 pm

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

Gomoto · Post by **Gomoto** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:50 pm

Black has no fear:

Gomoto · Post by **Gomoto** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:51 pm

Even if white chooses a stronger play:

Gomoto · Post by **Gomoto** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:53 pm

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

Gomoto · Post by **Gomoto** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:56 pm

That is all for today

I have to play some games.

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