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Attach-crosscut
Difficulty: Beginner
Keywords: Shape
This is rather obviously a much more complex way to play than attach-extend, since Black 3 sets up many tactical options. This idea can be seen in action on the knight's move cap page, in a case where Black doesn't want to be pushed around.
After the common joseki in the upper right finishes, White is likely to play on the lower side, for example at Sanrensei versus hoshi-sansan fuseki for analysis of this opening.
If
Therefore Black will normally give way with
The implication is that the upper side here isn't good for territory for Black (don't make territory open on two sides). If Black plays as in the previous diagram, it ought to be in relation with a central strategy: for example to add Black d, so that Attach-crosscut corner patterns This is a copy of the living page "Attach-crosscut" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |