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4-4 point low approach low extension, 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:
Black plays on both sides and takes sente. White stabilizes with a fair amount of profit. Black better treat his marked stone lightly:[1]
White has avoided being shut in, while occupying the 3-3 point. Black's two configurations lack a base. [1] For another way to this position see 4-4 point low approach one-space low pincer, upper contact. This is a copy of the living page "4-4 point low approach low extension, slide, pincer" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |