Reducing Before Invading
Shrink frameworks safely before you dive in too deeply.
Intermediate lesson. Board: 19x19. Estimated time: 9 minutes. Concepts: reduction, moyo, escape.
Reference notes
- Reductions stay connected outward and limit potential.
- Invasions need room to live, connect, or profit by sacrifice.
- Do not reduce what is already small.
Practice prompt
Against a large moyo, choose a reduction point and show the planned escape route.
Review check
Compare the result with a deeper invasion candidate you rejected.