attacking
Attacking play is best defined as the act of creating and maintaining weaknesses in the opponent's stones. Rather than brutally confronting them, good attacking play slowly tortures the opponent's stones. Patient attention to keeping the attacking stones strong whilst exacerbating the weaknesses in the opponent's position gets the best returns in the long term. Although politely accepting any opponent stones that die naturally, the aim should be to subtley exploit weak stones rather than to take risks in order to kill them. In comparison, creating a fight is a much riskier method of attack, albeit very satisfying for adrenalin junkies! |