![[Welcome to Sensei's Library!]](../../images/stone-hello.png)
StartingPoints
ReferenceSection
About
Referenced by TaishaJoseki TenukiJosekiPages... 35PointJosekis 3564Enclosure
|
Taisha, tenuki variations
Difficulty: Expert
Keywords: Joseki
When Black plays the taisha joseki, it is generally considered a poor idea to ignore . Although White shouldn't die after another play by Black, Black can create thick walls here.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/37/3e66a52511714ecb35b4a062f05f9c20.png) | Black's play |
Next is almost universal (Black at a is known). White at a now to live is normal; in some recent games White at b for some kind of sabaki has been tried.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/15/458c93d09a2867f7c0ab7e19d4279f19.png) | White's reply at a |
After and White expects to live here with the exchanges White p - Black q and White r - Black s. The hane-connect exchange p/q will normally allow White t - Black u in sente, so that White has ample eye space. That might assume that Black isn't strong locally on the upper side.
From a broader perspective White is giving away influence on both sides, though.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/27/7ae5b8bac016e96434a5833b0a61ccb5.png) | White's reply at b |
Therefore White may reject the option of life in the corner. This is from O Meien-Mimura Tomoyasu (B) 2002-08-08, colours reversed. White escapes into the centre with White 11 at c.
Charles Matthews
This is a copy of the living page
"Taisha, tenuki variations" at
Sensei's Library.
2003 the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.
|