yosu-miru
A probing technique used by the proponent to make the opponent reduce his options whilst not reducing his own. In the diagram yosu-miru white 1 forces one of five responses from A thru E with consequential sequences (for the sake of brevity not shown). Having fixed the black stones, White is then in a better position to decide his strategy across the whole board. Determining which moves are yosu-miru is very difficult mainly because of the sophisticated evaluation required for the many sequences that have to be considered. However, the amateur can aspire to recognise yosu-miru positions similar to those in games that have been analysed by professional players. |
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