thickness
The thickness of a set of connected stones facing open space, dictates its potential influence. Such a position is said to be thick if devoid of defects that might be exploited by cuts and peeps. Playing close to thickness, for either side, is inefficient. Such proponent stones would be overconcentrated whilst opponent stones would be vulnerable to attack. It is a often a good tactic to chase vulnerable opponent stones towards proponent thickness. A shoulder hit is an example of how to erase the influence radiated by a thick position. |