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Large avalanche
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Difficulty: Expert
Keywords: Joseki
After Black 3, the Large Avalanche pattern is complete (see Large Avalanche Simple Variations for the variations where White 2 or Black 3 is played elsewhere ). White 4, Black 5 and White 6 next are forced, after which Black can choose amongst a, b and c. Here a is the oldest variation, b is newer and c is most modern, having been introduced by Go Seigen in a game against Takagawa Kaku in 1957. Nowadays, c is the most popular variation, while b is also still played often. See for the follow-ups:
-- Andre Engels Under which circumstances would one prefer to play the outward turn rather than the inward, and vice versa? -- Phlegmatic The inward turn was invented so as to take the corner territory. The outward turn implies outside influence. Path: NadareJoseki · Prev: · Next: LargeAvalancheSimpleVariations This is a copy of the living page "Large avalanche" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |