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== Common answers ==

<hex>R13 C13 Q1 N:on
Ra3 Pg7</hex>

Most players answer here g7 (+ hexa) because the center is said to be important. There other possibilities though: i10 and j11.

These two moves are good too because of [[template Va]] (i10)  and [[template IVa]] (j11), hence Blue is connected to right edge and makes it harder for Red to link to Bottom edge.

=== Second move: i10 ===
<hex>R13 C13 Q1 N:on
Ra3 Bi10
              Sm4
          Sl5  Sm5
      Sk6  Sl6  Sm6
       Sk7  Sl7  Sm7
   Sj8  Sk8  Sl8  Sm8
Si9 Sj9  Sk9  Sl9  Sm9
     Sj10 Pk10 Sl10 Sm10
 Si11 Sj11 Sk11 Sl11 Sm11
       Sj12 Sk12 Sl12 Sm12
             Sk13 Sl13 Sm13
</hex>

k10 is then a frequent move for Red, because it intrudes Blue template and creates one template at the same time. Moreover it may prove useful later as a [[ladder escape]].
=== Second move: j11 ===
<hex>R13 C13 Q1 N:on
Ra3 Bj11
              Sm7
          Sl8  Sm8
      Sk9  Sl9  Sm9
       Sk10 Sl10 Sm10
        Sk11 Sl11 Sm11
    Sj12 Sk12 Sl12 Sm12
          Sk13 Sl13 Sm13
</hex>

== See also ==

[[a3 escape trick]]

== See Also ==

[[Openings on 13 x 13]] (adapted from Jonatan Rydh's page on openings)

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