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One Space Low Pincer Attachment
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Difficulty: Dan level
Keywords: Joseki
The attachment of white 3 is not a very common answer to the one space low pincer of black 2, but it is sometimes played. White is pushing against black's stone to get a position facing the center. The effect of this will however also be that black becomes thick on the upper side. Because of that, this move is only advisable if white has the opportunity of building a moyo on the left side while black's thickness on the upper side will be either ineffective or overconcentrated. Black 4 is the most common answer, after which white can choose between 5 and A. After white 5, black has various options.
Black 1 is a solid move, black becomes thick on the upper side. The moves to 4 are one likely continuation.
Here white continues her center-oriented strategy. Black has been able to play on both sides, but he does have to deal with the aji of white A.
Stretching upward with 1 looks at the center, but makes less territory (white is left with the cut at A, which is probably followed by black B, white C, black D, white E). Again one possible continuation is shown.
Using black 1 to defend on the left side is an understandable and common. The sequence to 8 is a joseki. White makes the exchange of 2 for 3 before cutting at 4, because otherwise black A will be a painful move for white. Black 7 threatens to capture the white stones by playing at 8, and is much better than black B.
With black 1 and 3, black takes the corner, allowing white to grab the upper side. This is a joseki.
Black 1 is a severe move, black chooses to keep attacking the white stones. This sequence was played by Kato Masao against Takagawa Kaku.
White's second option is white 1 in this diagram. This may lead to a complicated joseki. Black 4 threatens to cut at A, white 5 defends. Black 6 is an interesting move. With black 10, we are in the middle of some complicated fighting.
The simple defense at 1 used to be considered joseki, but the fact that he ends in gote may be considered an indication that this is not as good for black as the previous diagram.
Black 4 is an interesting move. White has more difficulty in defending against the cut at A. She can force with the moves to 9 in this diagram, but that does mean that black has been made strong on the left side.
Black 4 is black's other option in this position. No real josekis have been created yet for this position. I will show some game examples.
White 1 is a natural move. This game was played between Cho Chikun (black) and Yoda Norimoto for the 1999 Meijin title match.
The opinion of the professionals was, that this result was probably slightly better for white.
After white 1 and black 2, we get back to a position we have seen above. Of course there are other options for black 2.
I will show this variation without comment. I do not know who played it, nor what comment was given, and I feel not capable of making it myself.
(no comment) Andre Engels, 2D Europe (but feel free to make additions/corrections) Path: OneSpaceLowPincer · Prev: OneSpaceLowPincerJump · Next: This is a copy of the living page "One Space Low Pincer Attachment" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |