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Taisha hane-tsuke, hanekomi
    Keywords: Joseki, Tesuji

[Diagram]
How did we get here?

This W6 was first played by Kitani Minoru. The exchange of B7 for W8 is quite certain; after that, black has a choice of continuations.



[Diagram]
Variation a

If Black plays a from the top diagram, this line is likely to follow (11 at x).



[Diagram]
Variation b

Other possibilities are B3 at W6, and B5 at a or b. The following seems to appear rather often in modern pro play:



[Diagram]
Variation b (2)



[Diagram]
Variation c

And here is the likely result of Black c in the first diagram.



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