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Catenaccio Joseki
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[Diagram]
So-called catenaccio joseki


AvatarDJFlux: Wow! I have just discovered this page and I feel flattered to learn that a joseki has been called after the Italian name of an Italian (despicable?) way of playing football, i.e., when losing 0-1, keep all players behind to defend the small disadvantage... (catenaccio, for those of you who do not speak Italian, means lock).
Charles, my admiration to you for your football culture! [1]

By the way, I do not know whether this has been mentioned elsewhere, but Black has a way to stop White from continuing to the right:

[Diagram]
How to stop White



Charles Yes, this is an interesting topic. Ishida gives also Black at a, White 6, Black cross-cut. But I'm not sure that occurs in real life. Black can also play directly at 7, sometimes.

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Variant

There is also the possibility of Black playing the peep 1 here earlier, as soon as White slides into the corner. That will mean that White has a chance to play at a here, so there must be a reason connected with the upper side for Black to play this way.


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Any good?

Black 1 here looks like the modern style, but I don't know if it is good; it was once suggested to me by a 6 dan.



[1] Charles Not my name - introduced to SL by Stefan?



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