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Easy way out of a double kakari
Difficulty: Beginner
Keywords: Joseki, Tactics
The sequence up to
After
So what should Black do when White plays
If Black plays a, White almost invariably follows with b and a difficult battle ensues. In a high handicap game the most common outcome is that the black corner dies.
Actually there is an easy solution.
Black plays However, the surrounding position has to be taken into account. While this line of play is viable for many positions it may be unsuitable for others. But if Black is unsure whether he will survive the battle in the corner, he should choose this variation. bearz (randy bradley)-- just browsing this site, and read this nice write-up. The suggested sequence, if I recall correctly, is also joseki and can be found in many books. It's good advice for sure. In A Compendium of Trick Plays, Kageyama says that the "easy way" is correct, and the other line of play is unreasonable. (pushing through was the trick play) If I recall correctly, the corner shouldn't die (or there was a ko), but Black won't get a good result anyway. Makes sense, as fighting when the peaceful variation gives a huge profit is very strange indeed. -- Anonymous [1] Charles Maybe she does: but this is joseki, as far as I know:
Black now has to defend against the cut, usually at a here.
A database search (GoGod summer 2003 edition) gives these eight candidate pro moves here, after Karl Knechtel: I would think that the "easy way out of a double kakari" is to answer the first kakari? ;) This is a copy of the living page "Easy way out of a double kakari" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |