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• Corner template
  ...ner links 2 edges. Similarly to [[edge template]]s in [[Hex]] there are '''corner templates''' in [[Y]]. Red is trying to link right and bottom edges through a corner template. Any shaded hexes are not part of the template, and can be occupie
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• Corner move
  === Acute corner === ...mportant to occupy several corners than to have several stones in the same corner.
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• Swap rule
  ...wapped, whereas moves on the first player's own edge (except in the obtuse corner) are too weak and should not be swapped. a1 and b1 are provably losing and
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• Basic (strategy guide)
  ...t opening move is to play in one of the acute corners (a1 and the opposite corner) and is one of only two opening moves that are a proven loss (without the s # Don't swap any of Vertical's border row moves except for the obtuse corner.
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• Minimaxing
  Consider the following situation, which is fairly common in the obtuse corner.
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• Cornering
  ...der escape]] exists, the [[ladder|attacking player]] can [[ladder]] into a corner and create a "quasi-escape piece" at the very last minute. This play is cal === C4 corner move ===
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• Ladder escape fork
  Red needs the two pieces at the top right hand-corner of the board. Red pushes the ladder just enough to use a '''ladder escape f
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• Climbing
  ...ecial case to consider is when the 3rd row ladder is approaching an obtuse corner and there is very little space. Consider the following example, with Red's
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• A1 opening
  The '''a1 opening''' (in the acute corner) is one of only two openings known to be defeatable. The other is the '''b1
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• Strategy
  * [[Joseki]] shows the typical way to play the corner areas. * [[Corner move]]s and [[Joseki]]
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• Outpost
  ...is an isolated [[stone]] sitting somewhere close to an [[edge]] or [[board|corner]]. Outputs are useful assets. They can often be used as [[ladder escape]]s. ...he game. For this reason, both players often start the game by trying to [[corner move|occupy corners]]. When a player places an outpost, the opponent will o
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• Handicap
  ...m the win rate evaluations of AI bots) suggests that c3 and the 2-2 obtuse corner (shown below) give Red approximately a 0.25 move advantage, at least for bo
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• Opening
  ...d on the first row, adjacent to a [[friendly]] edge, and not in the obtuse corner. Players can also look at winning opening moves for [[small boards]]. * [[Obtuse corner opening]]
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• Open problems
  ...(defined in terms of direction and distance from an [[Board#Corners|acute corner]]) there is an ''n'' such that for any [[Board]] of size at least ''n'' tha
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• Solutions to puzzles
  ...but the refutation is subtle and depends on play in the lower-left obtuse corner: Therefore, whatever Red can do, Red must do in the lower right corner. Here is how Red can win:
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• Y
  ...the nearest from it, but there are some strategic peculiarities, such as [[corner template]]s The [[Swap rule]] can be used in Y too, the corner are bad moves to be played so there may well exist average moves to begin w
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• Strategy roadmap
  ...[[Minimax|minimaxing]], such as building [[Wall|walls]]. You should play [[corner move]]s in the opening.
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• Hexagon
  ...h a square tiling, in which it is possible for two squares to share only a corner.
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• Wroclaw game 04
  One last try in the lower right corner:
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• Programming the bent Y board
  ...ts numbered from 1 to 93. For instance, the neighbours of point 1 (the top corner) are 2, 25, and 24 and its coordinates are x=0.4958, y=1.0000.
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• Games from the 13th Little Golem TwixtPP Championship
  ...obvious reply would have been 12.m9, but before I figured out whether that corner battle would work or not, I saw 12.q19. It's downstream to n12, and a 2-5 g
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• Smart Game Format
  ...tom right corner", it might be better to refer to the "A-edge" or the "k11 corner". It probably makes sense to refer to the players as Black and White, regar
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• Games from the 14th Little Golem TwixtPP Championship
  ...ion was better, there was still a complicated fight left at the lower left corner, which could have spread to the lower right. After 12.r15, white's chances ...ad looks much nicer. G16 is in a "sweet spot" for claiming the bottom left corner, because you have the resource of D19 if you need it. After my 8.M14 I felt
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• Size 6 e3 loses (Y)
  Since the threats don't overlap, Blue wins. In other words, Blue had a [[corner template]].
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• Corner template
  ...ner links 2 edges. Similarly to [[edge template]]s in [[Hex]] there are '''corner templates''' in [[Y]]. Red is trying to link right and bottom edges through a corner template. Any shaded hexes are not part of the template, and can be occupie
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• Coordinates
  ...umber gives the row, with row 1 at the top. A1 is an [[Board#Corners|acute corner]] and its two adjacent cells are b1 and a2. It is assumed that the first pl
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• Havannah
  ...k''': a connected chain that has pieces on three edges of the board (where corner cells do not belong to any edge) * a '''bridge''': a connected chain that has pieces on two corner cells
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• Switchback
  Additionally, even if some of the corner is occupied by the opponent, a single piece at a3 can still be used as a 2n
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• Openings on 13 x 13
  ...layed are '''A3''', '''B2''' and '''A2''', in that order, all in the acute corner of the board. Other moves to consider are '''C2''', '''D2''', '''E2''', ''' ...nd move is to block the opponent's first stone by playing in the top acute corner (assuming she played there). This should be done in a similar manner as abo
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• Open problems about edge templates
  == Single-stone templates with a 120 degree corner ==
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• Theory of ladder escapes
  ...one of these can invalidate the ladder: even if we fill in the bottom left corner of the triangle,
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• Peep
  Blue d2 [[captured cell|captures]] the entire corner, turning the corner into this: ...lue d3 dominates d2, because d3 also [[captured cell|captures]] the entire corner:
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• Joseki
  ...rowed from the game of Go because of the strong analogy between Hex and Go corner play. There are certain sequences of moves played near [[Board#Corners|corn ...final position is reached, player A has a fixed escape on one side of the corner and player B has a fixed escape on the other side (the second player's esca
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• David Boll Hex FAQ
  ...te corner is a losing move for Red, so perhaps placing a Red near an acute corner, then letting the other player choose sides would be workable in Hex. I've
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• Conventions
  ...not change in an essential way if the white square were in the bottom left corner instead of the bottom right one, if black went first instead of white, if t * '''Acute:''' The cell A1 is an an acute corner of the board.
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• Domination
  ...ing situation, Y is red fillin (see [[#Red.27s_move_at_h|the 10-cell acute corner]] below). But Y is not red-captured. == Example: the 10-cell acute corner ==
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• Intrusion
  ...r Blue: Red can respond as follows, [[captured cell|capturing]] the entire corner and leaving Blue with nothing useful at all:
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• Board
  ...ounterclockwise starting from an acute corner. This means that if an acute corner is at 10 o'clock, the top and bottom edges are red and the left and right e ...le, a1, b5, d3. The coordinates are always arranged so that a1 is an acute corner.
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• Tidiness
  === Acute corner example === === Obtuse corner example ===
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• Bridge ladder
  ...d is the defender. This is typical for bridge ladders approaching an acute corner. ...the other hand, especially when the bridge ladder is approaching an acute corner, bottlenecking sooner also keeps the Blue further from the blue edge. For e
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• FIFI25 vs. murasawa, October 2021
  ...​ This works with the swap piece, since normally play towards an obtuse corner would favor whoever is on the [[short diagonal]], but a11 means it would fa
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• Theorems about templates
  === Corner clipping === '''Theorem 1 (corner clipping).''' Suppose an edge template has a corner of the form
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• Corner move
  === Acute corner === ...mportant to occupy several corners than to have several stones in the same corner.
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• Near ladder escape
  ...d a foldback threat, Red's goal may be to deny Blue a ladder escape in the corner, and to [[climbing|climb]] as far as possible. Red can play as follows: ...ekis|4th row joseki]] "C", which leaves the following position in an acute corner:
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• Openings on 11 x 11
  ...ue usually plays the 4-4 opening at both obtuse corners, or the 4-4 in one corner and 5-5 in the other: ...y way to play this opening. Red could play blocking moves to Blue's obtuse corner moves:
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• Question
  == Example: Obtuse corner == In this situation, Red has a 2nd row [[ladder escape]] in the corner, and Blue has a potential 2nd row [[ladder escape fork]]. However, Blue can
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• Openings on 19 x 19
  * While [[corner move|corner moves]] are still good moves, playing near the middle of your opponent's 4t ...often means playing stones that "work well" with existing stones near the corner. On 19×19, there is room to start a local fight near the middle of th
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• Strategic advice from KataHex
  ...lready; one of the most notable is the bots' preference for the 4-4 obtuse corner over the 5-5. Many old strategy guides have become at least partially (if n ...is game], 11. e6 was a mistake; the best move was to respond to the obtuse corner joseki with i4. Because Black did not play i4, White was able to play 12. i
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• Solutions to worst move puzzles
  ...if Blue starts at A. Then Blue captures the entire highlighted upper left corner, and Red must defend at B. After this, Blue plays C and threatens both a6 a ...s at B. After an optional bridge intrusion, Red must defend the upper left corner, and then Blue can get A, for example like this:
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• Inferiority
  ...late IV2b|IV-2b]], and Red has an escape fork for 2nd row ladders into the corner. With more work, one can show that the two positions are in fact equivalent
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