The opening (3)

*	In ‘The opening (2)’, we learned about the first move in the corner. Next, let’s have a look at how to play from the second move on.
*	Play the opening on a large scale.
	Dia. 1
	Please look at Dia. 1. The moves from Black 1 to White 4 are played in the corners. After all, the corners are the most efficient places to play; moves there are biggest. Next, Black 5 and White 6 are played on the sides. We can now see Black’s prospective territory, marked in green, and White’s prospective territory, marked in red. This is the way to play in the opening: on a large scale, making the framework of a territory.
*	A failure in the opening
	Dia. 2
	In Dia. 2, Black has played on large points in the corners and on the sides, but White, after playing his first move in the corner, has just made a line of stones. Compare the difference in the prospective territories of Black (green) and White (red). It’s clear that Black has a big advantage. Black has played efficiently and on a large scale; in contrast, White has surrounded a much smaller territory even though he has played the same number of stones. Remember always to play on a large scale in the opening.
*	A professional game
	Just for reference, we’d like to show you the opening of a professional game.
	Dia. 3
	From Black 1 to White 4, the players play in the corners. They have taken turns to occupy the large points. Next, Black plays on the side with 5. (Black’s formation is called ‘three star points in a row’.) It’s important to look at the whole board like this and play the opening on a large scale. In ‘The opening (4)’, we will look a little more at this professional game.
	In ‘The opening (4)’, we will look a little more at this professional game.