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4-4 low approach
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This White 1 is the small knight's approach. It is absolutely dominant among approach moves to the 4-4 stone. Based on the games recorded in the GoGoD CD, it appears in actual play about 50 times more frequently than the high approach move at a, for example.
The most frequent replies to this approach move in professional play have been (in their order of frequency in GoGoD CD):
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Statistics:
4505 matches (1071/3434), B: 49.7%, W: 50.2%
Ba: 1945 (1936), B51.0% - W49.0% Black may also play tenuki here. That allows White to play a second approach on the other side, called a double kakari. A double kakari of that kind is more severe on Black than in the many variation where Black plays a pincer here and White replies with a double kakari. -- Charles Matthews
In my games Black 2 is often played . I have not found this move in joseki dictionaries. What is wrong with this move? What is the best answer? Uwe
White usually plays 3. The purpose of this move is to prevent Black making good shape, at the same point. Then Black usually extends to 4, a or b and White extends to 5 or c. This position is considered slightly preferable for White as the corner is still open for an invasion at the 3-3 point. But if Black already has a stone in the region of 5 , the kosumitsuke Black 2 is recommended.
Here White has to undertake something to settle her stones while the black stones flow naturally from both sides. See Joseki as a source of bad habits. May I ask, given that all knights are the same size in chess, why can the prefix small be justified in this title?
The "small" designation serves merely to differentiate it from the "large" knight's move. In fact, "knights move" is an anglicized term for keima, a Japanese word that refers to the formation without relating to knights or chess. Other languages also have specialized terms. Would anyone would like to elaborate? Kirk
Aw, a sensible answer. I was hoping somebody would say - Don't be silly, you have different sizes of sets. It does make me wonder though, why don't we use the word keima in preference to knight's?
Uwe: In fairy chess the figure which moves like a ogeima is called a camel. What about making a difference between knight move (keima) and camel move (ogeima) ;-)
Recommended response to 44-36-56 is a, b, or ...? -- Frs unkx80: a would be common. This kind of play often leads to competing moyos. Path: StatisticalAnalysis · Prev: LowKnightSMoveApproachToMokuhazushi · Next: BQM31ModernDoubleKakari This is a copy of the living page "4-4 low approach" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |