A ninja-like tactic in Tumbleweed that needs a good name

Public forum discussion.

#1 · spartacu5

17 Apr 2023

https://tumbleweed.games/log/5430

White 4. F4 sets up a crosscut on F6.
Red 5. F6 cuts, inviting white to attack the cutting stack.
White 6. H6 obliges and attacks, putting 3 LOS on F6.
Red 7. F11 temporarily defends with an attachment shield.
White 8. E11 attacking the defender (else Red will attack F12).
Red 9. M11 pre-parrying from F11, attacking H6 in sente.
White 10. J8 shielding.
Red 11. E10 parrying F11, attacking E11, and solidifying the shield that was originally placed to defend the cutting stack on F6.

The general procedure is:
1) In certain specific situations, you might be able to play a risky 1-stack in LOS of an enemy 1-stack - your 1-stack will get attacked. OR as in this example, cut an enemy link with a 2-stack, and this can get attacked as well.
2) Next, to defend from the eminent threat, play an attachment shield, which also gets attacked.
3) From the shield, play an attacking move in sente against a different stack, and this move should get blocked by an enemy shield.
4) Parry to finally trap the original 1-stack.

So you need to predict where they will originally attack you from, and figure out whether you will have an attacking move in sente IF you perform the attachment shield.

#2 · Phrygien

17 Apr 2023

This trick is neat and I remember that before I saw you use it I did not realize that 1-stacks that see only 1 friendly stack could be defended with this two-step parry. I don't know what to name it but the method makes me think of in-between moves in chess (aka intermediate moves aka zwischenzug).

#3 · spartacu5

18 Apr 2023

A two-step parry sounds perfect!

#4 · spartacu5

18 Apr 2023

For steps 3-4, that is.