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3-4 point high approach, two-space high pincer, outside attachment
Path: 34PointHighApproachTwoSpaceHighPincer
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Difficulty: Expert
Keywords: Joseki
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/3/a6b165a52fcd050555ff9fa42fd12414.png) | Outside attachment |
With the attachment at , White is actually challenging Black to a fight. Black can reject the challenge with a, or accept it with b or c. In particular Black c (the Magic sword) can lead to long and complicated variations.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/16/a45d19d2f0c810a07ab666848d46c0d7.png) | Lower hane |
After , there are two variations for Black. leads to a position that is also known without the pincer. White can cut at to take the corner, or at to take the outside with a ladder.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/45/0b989eb9a0a3556b3f3836bfd933c7cb.png) | Extension |
is rare when the pincer has not been played, but in this position it is quite common. White attaches at , and Black defends at or . Because of the pincer, White has little room to make a base here, so jumping out at is common, after which stops White's hopes of a counter-attack.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/21/f4057b6775f3c8119683549a2e3020b9.png) | Other variation |
Charles The other way is in response to , which is natural suji, not allowing atari. Then is agreed to be better shape here than at a which suffers Black b. This line occurs in pro games.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/47/6c8ae9ce4f67242437b4325aec2a86d0.png) | Upper hane |
Cutting with is a fierce play, and White might well suffer greatly if she makes a mistake here. threatens both a and b.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/48/156fbee2cdda818a0436553213b35223.png) | Upper hane |
Exchanging White a for Black b is too great a loss, so White gives atari with , sacrificing two stones. Black gets a good amount of territory on the upper side; white's compensation is that she has sente, and thus played one stone less in this corner.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/17/f672a336eeda9ddf60a29593ed893a38.png) | White's alternative |
If White is not willing to give Black as much territory as in the previous diagram, can played at here instead, and take the corner, giving Black thickness. After , White might exchange White a for b to stop from playing a in sente; this does however strengthen Black even further, and Black still has the sequence Black c, White d, Black e and White f as a forcing sequence on the top.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/24/e1d978f09312fc509ca542095366a2f4.png) | Magic sword |
looks like bad shape (after , White has the hane at the head of two shape), but it is still joseki. Black invariably cuts with , after which the position is known as the magic sword of Muramasa?, a joseki which shares with the taisha and the onadare a reputation for complexity. See magic sword for this position.
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