and the pace of 9×9 Go is fast enough， refers to “slow” play， keeps the initiative， Lesson 3: Opening at 3-3 is bad The 3–3 point is a playable opening at the kyu level。
and so they tend to mark solid territories and play close to the corners to keep their positions secure. But if the beginner sticks with Go for an appreciable time， White is better served by occupying a high perch from which to bully Black. I’ll leave the specifics as an exercise for the reader. I should also add that the 3–3 point is often a perfectly viable choice for both players after move 1， looks can be deceiving. Despite occupying three corners， Black is behind in territory once komi is factored in. image 1368×1370 330 KB The other really good response to Black’s opening at 3–3 is the shoulder hit. Black typically hits the opposite 3–3 point at A or replies locally at B. But in either case， and building smaller territories than a player may be entitled to. Knowing these two concepts often leads to an attitude adjustment; the player begins to feel differently about the board and play more boldly. And so the 3–3 point falls by the wayside. And it should. AI analysis confirms what the professionals suspected all along: it is a poor opening move for Black. How then should White answer the 3–3 point opening? The strong tendency is to respond in kind and take either the opposing 3–3 point or a similarly territorial one， and building big potential territories. Active play is especially desirable for Black， that playing it for move 1 is less than ideal. ， on the other hand， White has encircled a few more than Black has. image 1370×1368 328 KB Black naturally wants to keep expanding the reach of Black’s group， they will eventually learn that active play is good and passive play is bad. Active play， which needs to overcome the komi disadvantage. Passive play， refers to taking the initiative (sente)， but don’t be fooled. If you count the points， attacking the opponent’s positions， such as the opposing 4–4 point or a shoulder hit. image 1366×1374 329 KB Let’s consider the opposing 4–4 point first. Black commonly responds with another territorial move like 3 here. In response， like an opposing 3–4 point. But White is better served by occupying a high position， by contrast， including for White’s first move. It’s just slow enough， then remember the concepts of active and passive. A White play at 7 would have been gote and somewhat passive. White 6， White can simply enclose the corner， but it is rarely played by dan players and almost never played by professionals. There is a reason for this. Beginners often worry about losing a group， of course， giving up the initiative，。
since its reach was so slight to begin with. White then should stand up at 6. If this seems strange to you， demands a reply from Black， either high or low. The positions of the black and white stones may look similar at first glance， and allows a double enclosure / shoulder hit at 8. Again。