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Haengma

Train like a Pro

Yoon Youngsun

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Haengma
Train like a Pro

Yoon Youngsun 8 dan

© 2006 Yoon Youngsun

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About the Author

Korean pro player Yoon Youngsun teaches Baduk in Europe since early 2006. She currently lives in Germany. This is her first book, which is now being published with a new English translation.

Yoon Youngsun was born 1977 in Seoul, Korea, and learned the game of Go from her father at the age of ten. Already in the year 1992 she reached the professional rank. Four times she has won the women Kuksu, the most important tournament for women in Korea. In 2006 Yoon Youngsun was promoted to 5-Dan and received the honorary 8-Dan in 2010. Winning the world championship for women in 2002 was the peak of her career.

Preface

The most sensitive thing to fashion and trends is probably women’s fashion. Fashion and trends even exist in baduk and research for new moves creates new fashion all the time.

While it is not questioned that joseki are changing over time, the actual question is:

Why are joseki changing which were regarded as balanced and correct before? One reason is the evolving evaluation of komi.

In 1975 the komi was set at 4.5 points, but recently they have increased to 6.5 and 7.5 points. Consequently Black has to play more aggressively in the opening and older joseki are deemed not sufficiently good enough to match the advantage White has. Old joseki and haengma are transformed and undergo changes.

Haengma is a Korean word that is difficult to translate. It represents the way the stones move (literally it means moving horse) and how they make use of the momentum. The term is not only used to describe various basic combinations of stones and their implications but also covers more intricate moves that are close to tesuji.

This book deals with popular changes often seen in real games and recent matches. If you want to learn basic shapes, real games will provide great material for studying. The scenarios in this book vary in regards of difficulty. While shapes deriving from joseki usually are the more difficult ones, these can also easily be understood with some explanation. All the scenarios are positions chosen to analyse and learn about haengma, hence the title of the book.

I would like to thank Mok Jin Seok 9p for his support and encouragement to write this, my first book.

Content

Haengma

About the Author

Preface

Haengma to gain control of the situation

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

The chapters in gray are included only in the full book.

Scenario 3

Scenario 4

Scenario 5

Scenario 6

Scenario 7

Scenario 8

Scenario 9

Scenario 10

Scenario 11

Haengma to break out

Scenario 12

Scenario 13

Scenario 14

Scenario 15

Scenario 16

Scenario 17

Scenario 18

Scenario 19

Scenario 20

Scenario 21

Scenario 22

Scenario 23

Haengma for attacking

Scenario 24

Scenario 25

Scenario 26

Scenario 27

Scenario 28

Scenario 29

Scenario 30

Haengma in joseki

Scenario 31

Scenario 32

Scenario 33

Scenario 34

Scenario 35

Scenario 36

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Haengma to gain control of the situation

Scenario 1

Black: Cho Hun-hyeon 9d
White: Yi Chang-ho 9d
Komi: 6.5 points
Date: 2005–07–17
Event: 2005 Korean Baduk League, Round 3

Scenario 1

White’s move

This is a popular scenario where Black invades the three space extension. How shall White play before connecting his stones?

Correct Answer

Scenario 1 – Dia. 1

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Asking first with White 1 is a good move. Black needs to answer and White can attach on 3. Black can now choose A or B as continuation.

Scenario 1 – Dia. 2

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Balanced

Black 1 is an efficient haengma that you should study. The result is balanced up to move 4.

Scenario 1 – Dia. 3

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Potential trouble

If Black immediately starts to move in order to connect to the upper side, there will be potential trouble when White plays later at A, B or C.

Scenario 1 – Dia. 4

＞＜

White is satisfied

After playing White 1 Black may answer with 2. Now White 3 is sente and with 5 the white stones are connected.

Scenario 1 – The game
58 at 52; ko: 61, 66, 69, 72, 204

＞＜

206 moves. Yi Ch’ang-ho wins by resignation.

Scenario 2

Scenario 2

＞＜

Cutting with 1 is a standard pattern. After White extends to 3, Black needs a flexible haengma.

Correct Answer

Scenario 2 – Dia. 1

＞＜

Attaching at the corner enclosure with 1 is a flexible haengma.

Scenario 2 – Dia. 2

＞＜

Black is stable

White captures here one stone and Black tackles the corner. Being stable after Black 4 is a success.

Scenario 2 – Dia. 3

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Good result

If White responds with 1 in the corner, Black blocks at 2 and captures two white stones.

Scenario 2 – Dia. 4
9: connects

＞＜

Bad result for White

If White considers to resist, Black will play 2 and 4 leading to the sequence up to 12 sacrificing the marked stone. The result is bad for White.

Scenario 2 – Dia. 5

＞＜

Loosing two stones

If White bends from the corner, he cannot rescue the two stones.

Scenario 2 – Dia. 6

＞＜

Inefficient

Blocking directly with 1 is slow as Black needs to play another local move.

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