#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.