Sabaki Under Pressure
Make light, flexible shape when surrounded or reduced.
Advanced lesson. Board: 19x19. Estimated time: 11 minutes. Concepts: sabaki, lightness, trade.
Reference notes
- Sacrifice stones that are already too heavy.
- Use attachments and peeps to create options.
- Choose between living, running, and trading before the fight fixes you in place.
Practice prompt
Enter a cramped position and play ten moves with permission to abandon one stone.
Review check
Review whether your group became light or simply escaped with damage.