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One Space Jump

A one space jump is an important technique which has the ability to expand faster , escape faster when a group of stone is attacked and attack more efficiently . As shown in

, black expand faster than white and thus be able to control much more territory than white . It is not afraid of being cut as can be proven in

and

Thus it is a trade off between absolute security and efficiency of each stone .

However , on 5th line and above , black's one space jump can be cut as illustrated in

But even then , the battle will be tough for white as the both the position and shape of the white is quite vulnerable to attack as compared to black .

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