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4-4 point 3-3 invasion joseki
Path: InvasionItinerary · Prev: 33PointInvasion · Next: BlockOnTheWiderSide
Difficulty: Expert
Keywords: Joseki
For a first view of this Joseki, see 3-3 Point Invasion. Players for whom this discussion goes too deep, are advised to read that discussion instead. The 3-3 invasion behind a 4-4 point is one of the fundamental operations in go. It can take place at any time from the beginning of the middle game, to late in the endgame as a speculative invasion. Whether it succeeds, and the correct line for both players to take, is much affected by any nearby stones, and the existence of extensions from the 4-4 stone. Overview
After The general rule here is to block on the wider side. After this, Black a hane is the basic joseki, leading to fundamental variations, hane-stretch (see below) and double hane. Jumping away with Black b is a more modern variation, trying to get sente. Black c is an uncommon way to play. Tenuki at any point in these moves is likely to be bad.[1] The Basic Joseki: Hane then Stretch
Playing hane at
Because of this, the advice is that White should not invade at the 3-3 point too early, but only when a kakari from the side is already less interesting. Black should not play Double hane variationsNow at 4-4 point 3-3 invasion double hane. Hane and Inside Hane
A novel technique in pro games in the past decade is to play
The inside hane at With this result White has sente, but Black has been able to shut off both sides.
Summing up on this idea: White has lived quickly, and left some outside aji by playing Hane and Cut
Defying Conventional Wisdom - Black at bNow at 4-4 point 3-3 invasion, jumping away.
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Under no circumstances should Black play tenuki at this point. No point elsewhere can be large enough to compensate for allowing This seems to be applied only in cases where Black has a stone at a, b or c; that is, exactly when the crawling fight mentioned at [4-4 point 3-3 invasion double hane would go badly for Black. NB This is not a joke! This move was shown to me and several other Belgian players by Guo Juan, 5p. I remember having seen it in a pro game, but I can't remember which one. --Alain Path: InvasionItinerary · Prev: 33PointInvasion · Next: BlockOnTheWiderSide This is a copy of the living page "4-4 point 3-3 invasion joseki" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |