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small knight extension from 4-4, slide, pincer
Difficulty: Advanced
Keywords: Joseki
This occurs after Black 4 here. White at a next is considered the main continuation, but there are other plays.
These plays are still the main line, though increasingly Black 2 is played directly at 4. White plays 5 for ladder aji.
After these moves, Black needs another play here. If the ladder works Black can play at b (and then will need to capture shortly). It seems, from pro games, that this is a subtle discussion:
Naturally the evaluation of the position after Black at a must depend on the prospects in a fight if White's cutting stone escapes.
The other ideas for White here:
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