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Kobayashi variants
Difficulty: Dan level
Keywords: Opening
Since this way of playing out a side with a white 3-3 point also gets a stone on the 10-4 point, it will be very like the Kobayashi pattern if White approaches the upper right corner. White's common next play is at a, as one would therefore expect.
These plays by Black would have a similar meaning, but because of the invasion point at b,
This very secure pattern is currently being played by pros.
This is also a pattern seen in pro games (played in 1990 by Yu Bin). O Rissei has tried it with This is a copy of the living page "Kobayashi variants" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |