6-4 point josekis

The 6-4 point  

• a to c are viable ideas, d looks vulgar.

Table of contents A genuine joseki Joseki similar to common (tenuki) joseki The play at c Not joseki

A genuine joseki

A real 6-4 point joseki  

White's approach here gives a position that is characteristic of the 6-4 point, rather than a tenuki joseki. It is also by far the most common answer. Second most common is at a: others are not really seen in professional play.

Black b next is most usual and Black c is known. Black at d or e to pincer have been played by Yamashita Keigo and others.

A standard line  

This line has appeared in enough pro games to be recognisable as a joseki in the making. At the choice is between a and b.

Quiet  

If Black connects with , both players establish a position up to , after which Black can choose between , and tenuki.

Influence  

With , Black opts for influence, granting White the corner. After , Black can play tenuki or play honte at a, a solid but slow move.

Note: The only games in my collection where is played are very old, from ~1940. This is not the case for the previous diagram, which seems to have been popular in China in the first half of the 1990s.

Joseki similar to common (tenuki) joseki

Conversion  

When white enters on the 4-4 point, gives a conversion to the severe 44 point double high approach.

Conversion  

gives a conversion to a common joseki, which can be reached through Black at , White at , Black . The next move is White a: see 3-4 point high approach, keima

3-4 kakari  

• This variation ( here): 3-4 point distant high approach, tenuki, inside contact

The play at c

some lines given by kogo joseki and non-joseki database...

but only this happens in pro games  

e.g. kitani minoru vs sekiyama riichi 1935-02-01

Not joseki

Not joseki part 2  

The 8 points white gets in gote is worth far less than the influence black gets.

tapir: btw. eidogo (i don't have access to some bigger database right now) has a game between choi cheolhan and lee seongjae featuring at 6-4, 5-3 but then black attaches on the second line :)