Hamete!

Since this website is called the Hamete Go Group, I thought it would be fitting to post some Hamete.

Hamete means 'trick move' or 'tap'.  Technically, we use the word hamete only to refer to trick moves that happen in opening positions -- i.e., they are well known and standard.  Trick moves are fascinating from a study standpoint because they always have obvious answers that turn out to be wrong.  Thus, studying trick moves is a way to train us to think beyond the obvious move, allowing us to probe deeper into the complexities of Go.

I recommend setting the position at the beginning of the trick move (in this case move 4) and thinking about the possibilities for a while.  Forgive the pedantry for a moment, but to paraphrase a Scientific American article, mastery is only achieved through effortful study.

Disclaimer: I got this trick move out of a Japanese Go book, much of which I don't understand. Fortunately, I can read the Kanji for good and bad.