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3445 enclosure
Keywords: Opening
This isn't a formation that can be understood in isolation. It is usually seen as part of a Chinese formation, in cases where a 3454 enclosure is thought insufficiently ambitious. Therefore there will typically be a black stone at a or b.
The exchange of White 1 for Black 2 is in effect White's prerogative here. After that White may try to make life or sabaki on the left side, taking into account the other black stones. This is a copy of the living page "3445 enclosure" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |