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One Space Low Pincer
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Diag.: pincer

On this page, we will talk about the one-space low pincer of black 2. White 3 is the most common answer to this move - black 2 restricts white's space on top, but the corner is big enough. After this, black can choose between A and B. In general, black will play B if he has a stone at or near the star point at the left side, to make a wall facing this stone. If he has no such stone, A is usually played, and black will make some thickness towards the top. In both cases, white takes the corner. Apart from white 3, other possibilities are C, D, E, F and tenuki.

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