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three-four low approach one-space high pincer
Keywords: Joseki
Black 1 is considered the most forceful of the available pincers against the low approach. The reason is that if White plays tenuki, Black at a is obviously strong.
The normal idea for White is to come out, with the interesting play at a daring Black to cut (three-four low approach one-space high pincer knight's move), or at b.
Next in popularity are the contact play c and the counter-pincer d. Then come White e, tenuki, f and g. The play at h may have been invented by Karigane Junichi, and can transpose into a one-space low pincer variation when Black answers at c. This is a copy of the living page "three-four low approach one-space high pincer" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |