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Plays against low Chinese - follow-ups
Keywords: Opening, MiddleGame
This formation is often seen in contemporary go[1], as a result of Black's adoption of the Chinese fuseki (see plays against low Chinese opening). We can assume a white 4-4 point in the lower left corner, meaning that White is pursuing an influence-oriented strategy consistent with the stones already played on the fourth line. When it comes to further plays here in the middle game, what options does White have? In pro games, White's cap at a is the most usual continuation. Black may well find it too passive to answer it directly. White also frequently uses the knight's move cap, which exerts control over a black framework in the upper right. Again Black may find it too slow to respond. White c is an interesting example of shape.
A book by Shirae Haruhiko remarks that it is overconcentrated with the two-space extension White has made on the side: better to have three-space extension on the side and a one-space jump into the centre.
Finally White at e and f are typical probes. They are not very often seen in pro games - they go against the idea of an influence contest around here.
Whether White plays [1]
These days it will mostly be created when
Samiroopo (3-4k): Hiya people. I played
Charles I think
Question goes: Who's better off after this? And secondly, what all kinds of mistakes do these two diagrams have? ;)
unkx80: My intuition calls for Charles I agree that this is more consistent for Black, than the way in the game. It does feel to me, though, that here Black is driving White into his own framework; which is usually inferior to keeping White weak on the outer boundary of the framework. So I can't really agree with Black's plan for this game.
Samiroopo: Hmm I didn't think of it like that yet... But if black plays like this, isn't it a clear bonus for White? Black a for White b for example, and then Black c... Black is expecting some 30 points in the lower right corner already, but White isn't doing too bad either. Actually I think white has a clear advantage from this exchange of a to b in this line, so maybe black will come in at d (which doesn't seem too interesting either after some pondering). If But the fighting variation seems thrilling.
Charles Supposing we reach this position,
HelcioAlexandre How about this attack? Black won't get his territory.
Andre Engels: No, but he will get tremendous influence. First making the opponent strong and then invading is rarely a good strategy. After this the two marked stones will be dead weight against a strong wall.
Andre Engels: For what it's worth, the game shown here is the only professional game I can find where black attaches at This is a copy of the living page "Plays against low Chinese - follow-ups" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |