6-4 point joseki
Difficulty: Professional
Keywords: Joseki
White's approach here gives a position that is characteristic of the 6-4 point, rather than a tenuki joseki. It is also by far the most common answer. Second most common is at a: others are not really seen in professional play.
Black b next is most usual and Black c is known. Black at d or e to pincer have been played by Yamashita Keigo and others.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/10/90b554c813b484d83d7a4240ecfad574.png) | A standard line |
This line has appeared in enough pro games to be recognisable as a joseki in the making. At the choice is between a and b.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/22/b0c0494efc95fe967f0f8a1394062f8e.png) | Quiet |
If Black connects with , both players establish a position up to , after which Black can choose between , and tenuki.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/29/da983bd570fe3acdba786ad64de94651.png) | Influence |
With , Black opts for influence, granting White the corner. After , Black can play tenuki or play honte at a, a solid but slow move.
Note: The only games in my collection where is played are very old, from ~1940. This is not the case for the previous diagram, which seems to have been popular in China in the first half of the 1990s.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/40/7423d1606e9ac2c09bdd16b01a0dc48f.png) | Conversion |
gives a conversion to a common joseki, which can be reached through Black at , White at , Black . The next move is White a: see 3-4 point high approach, keima
Charles Matthews, Andre Engels
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"6-4 point joseki" at
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