Split them apart
A cutting point is an empty intersection whose occupation splits the enemy into two groups that cannot both be saved. The classic targets: stones a knight's move apart, a one-point jump under pressure, any shape leaning on a shared liberty. Cutting doubles your attacking surface — each fragment needs its own eyes, its own liberties, its own rescue — which is why almost every opening fight in Chapter 11 ends at exactly this kind of point. The discipline is to cut with a purpose: a cut the opponent answers by capturing or by connecting thickly has only spent your move improving his position. Black to play: split the pair.