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Quiet Moves
Discs that touch an empty square are called frontier discs. Your opponent needs to trap your frontier discs to make a move, so the more frontier discs you have, the more moves you give them. Strong players like "quiet moves" that flip only a few discs and don't add to their frontier. From this level on, leave out any move that gives away a corner.
Puzzle 1
Which move leaves Black with the fewest frontier discs? (Black to move)
Show answer and explanation
The yellow circle marks the answer. The answer flips just 1 disc and leaves Black with only 2 frontier discs. The biggest-flipping move (8 discs) grows Black's frontier to 16 and hands White plenty of moves.
Puzzle 2
Resist the urge to flip a lot and play quietly. (Black to move)
Show answer and explanation
The yellow circle marks the answer. The answer flips just 1 disc and leaves 3 frontier discs. The move that flips 7 leaves 15 frontier discs.