Wrong direction . you can ' t call a direction good or bad with half of the board being empty . the 2 nd line attack is a possible way to play to prevent white from living locally with a good 5 points if for whatever reason attacking from above does not give sufficient territory . usually playing from the outside is good enough , but destroying eye shape while aiming at a running fightdouble attack is not unreasonable enough to never be thought about . also when you play S 8 you want to play S 7 next even though white gets a counterattack at R 10 . <| sep |> Regard your soldiers as your children , and they will follow you into the deepest valleys look on them as your own beloved sons , and they will stand by you even unto death