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BQM 30
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Difficulty: Expert
Keywords: Joseki, Question
I (IGS 2k*) played a five-stone handicap game against a local 5 dan, and he decided to play a rather nasty move in a corner sequence. I could of course have chosen a simpler variation myself, but his move
The game continued something like this:
I didn't want to play
Now I am thinking of something like Black a to protect against the cut and the ladder, and perhaps at b to threaten to capture the marked stones.
But the move order (and the right moves as well :) is not clear. It is clear that Any ideas anyone? (Or preferably a clearcut solution :)
I analyzed the position a bit more myself and and came to a conclusion, that Black must cut, since in the (Ishida) joseki variations White defends the cutting point.
After these moves it looks like Black has to sacrifice the
Corner life and death is not my forte, so...
(White plays
I fail to see how Black could live with the
Funny how the mind works, now I see the interesting move of
Ah, this seems to be the best for Black, and bad for White. Finally. I have come to this conclusion but unfortunately the full solution is too long to be included in the margin and it is already past 3 a.m. local time, so perhaps I'll just say that I came to the 2k* conclusion that White cannot now play at b; and a gives Black a magnificent result. Work out the variations by yourself, I am too tired.
I don't see what 'magnificent result' you are seeing after
There are a few variations here, but all of them end with White capturing the three stones, and Black having more cutting points than he can handle. What is wrong with the simple solid connection?
After Black connects,
This is a typical continuation. Black retains aji in the corner.
If
If
Sazn: This is a Trick play used in handicap games a lot.
Robert Pauli:
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