Forcing moves - Revision history

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ArekKulczycki at 15:57, 22 February 2017

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ArekKulczycki at 15:55, 22 February 2017

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ArekKulczycki: Replaced content with "A move is forcing when opponent has to answer locally to hold their advantage in a key area of the board."

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Replaced content with "A move is forcing when opponent has to answer locally to hold their advantage in a key area of the board."

ArekKulczycki at 15:50, 22 February 2017

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ArekKulczycki at 15:34, 22 February 2017

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ArekKulczycki at 15:21, 22 February 2017

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-A move is forcing when opponent has to answer locally to hold their advantage in the key area of the board.
+#REDIRECT [[Forcing move]]
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-A move can be mistakenly taken for a forcing one if it steals advantage in an area, but this area lost it's importance so that opponent benefits more from [[Tenuki|tenuki]].

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	A move is forcing when opponent has to answer locally to hold their advantage in the key area of the board.		A move is forcing when opponent has to answer locally to hold their advantage in the key area of the board.

−	A move can be mistakenly taken for a forcing one if it steals advantage in an area, but this area lost it's importance so that opponent benefits more from tenuki.	+	A move can be mistakenly taken for a forcing one if it steals advantage in an area, but this area lost it's importance so that opponent benefits more from [[Tenuki\|tenuki]].

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−	A move is forcing when opponent has to answer locally to hold their advantage in a key area of the board.	+	A move is forcing when opponent has to answer locally to hold their advantage in the key area of the board.
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		+	A move can be mistakenly taken for a forcing one if it steals advantage in an area, but this area lost it's importance so that opponent benefits more from tenuki.

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-A peep (term borrowed from Go) is a forcing move to which opponent has to answer locally to defend against an immediate threat. This situation occurs if one threatens to cut a connection between major groups or key stones of opponent's. The stone causing this threat is called a peep.
+A move is forcing when opponent has to answer locally to hold their advantage in a key area of the board.
-−
-Sometimes it's hard to tell if a move is forcing, i.e. if the peep is correct or wrong. Playing correct peeps is one of the most sophisticated aspects of hex strategy.
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-== Example ==
-<hexboard size="6x6"
-   coords="show"
-   contents="R :d3 B :e4 R :e3 B :b3 R :b4 E *:c4 E *:c3"
-   /><br/>
-−
-In this position blue player can play 2 correct peeps - c4 or c3. In case of playing c3, red has to defend with c4. In case of playing c4, red has to defend with c3. Otherwise red loses the game.
-−
-Notice that moves on a4, a5, f2 and f3 are wrong peeps. Against a4, a5 red has a choice of playing b5 which improves their position. Similarly, against f2, f3 red should play d2.
-−
-== Crucial peep ==
-−
-There is a great use for playing peeps. In certain conditions a player can benefit from them and claim victory. Look at the following example:
-−
-<hexboard size="9x9"
-   coords="show"
-   contents="R :h4 B :d4 R :e5 B :g6 R :c6 E *:d6 E *:g4"
-   /><br/>
-−
-The only winning move for blue is the peep on d6. If blue misses it the game proceeds as follows and the winner is red.
-−
-<hexboard size="9x9"
-   coords="show"
-   contents="R :h4 B :d4 R :e5 B :g6 R :c6 B 1:g4 R 2:g5 B 3:f5 R 4:f6 B 5:e6 R 6:d8 B 7:e7 R 8:e9"
-   /><br/>
-−
-If d6 is played then blue win.
-−
-<hexboard size="9x9"
-   coords="show"
-   contents="R :h4 B :d4 R :e5 B :g6 R :c6 B 1:d6 R 2:d5 B 3:g4"
-   /><br/>

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-A forcing move is a move to which opponent has to answer locally to defend against an immediate threat. This situation occurs if one threatens to cut a connection between major groups or key stones of opponent's.
+A peep (term borrowed from Go) is a forcing move to which opponent has to answer locally to defend against an immediate threat. This situation occurs if one threatens to cut a connection between major groups or key stones of opponent's. The stone causing this threat is called a peep.
-Sometimes it's hard to tell if a move is forcing. Example of this is [[Josekis|joseki]].
+Sometimes it's hard to tell if a move is forcing, i.e. if the peep is correct or wrong. Playing correct peeps is one of the most sophisticated aspects of hex strategy.
 == Example ==
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     /><br/>
-In this position blue player has 2 forcing moves to make - c4 and c3. In case of playing c3, red has to defend with c4. In case of playing c4, red has to defend with c3. Otherwise red loses the game.
+In this position blue player can play 2 correct peeps - c4 or c3. In case of playing c3, red has to defend with c4. In case of playing c4, red has to defend with c3. Otherwise red loses the game.
-Notice that moves on a4, a5, f2 and f3 are not forcing. Against a4, a5 red has a choice of playing b5 which improves his position. Similarly, against f2, f3 red should play d2.
+Notice that moves on a4, a5, f2 and f3 are wrong peeps. Against a4, a5 red has a choice of playing b5 which improves their position. Similarly, against f2, f3 red should play d2.
-== The point ==
+There is a great use for playing peeps. In certain conditions a player can benefit from them and claim victory. Look at the following example:
-−
-There is a use for making a forcing move. In certain conditions a player can benefit from it and even a tiny gain may influence who wins the game. Look at the following example:
 <hexboard size="9x9"
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     /><br/>
-The only winning move for blue is the forcing move on d6. If blue misses it the game proceeds as follows and the winner is red.
+The only winning move for blue is the peep on d6. If blue misses it the game proceeds as follows and the winner is red.
 <hexboard size="9x9"

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		+	Sometimes it's hard to tell if a move is forcing. Example of this is [[Josekis\|joseki]].

	== Example ==		== Example ==

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	Notice that moves on a4, a5, f2 and f3 are not forcing. Against a4, a5 red has a choice of playing b5 which improves his position. Similarly, against f2, f3 red should play d2.		Notice that moves on a4, a5, f2 and f3 are not forcing. Against a4, a5 red has a choice of playing b5 which improves his position. Similarly, against f2, f3 red should play d2.
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		+	== The point ==
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		+	There is a use for making a forcing move. In certain conditions a player can benefit from it and even a tiny gain may influence who wins the game. Look at the following example:
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		+	<hexboard size="9x9"
		+	coords="show"
		+	contents="R :h4 B :d4 R :e5 B :g6 R :c6 E :d6 E :g4"
		+	/><br/>