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diagonal plays as non-standard
Difficulty: Advanced
Keywords: Joseki, Shape
Consider this play (which isn't standard joseki).
After the close pincer
Probably White reasoned this way: in the actual Kobayashi formation Black can react to a later invasion by White at a by invading at the 3-3 point in the right corner (as we are looking at it). In this case Black is a little heavier. Therefore White can spend time up to
These other variations on the theme are in the same state: they are not joseki in their own right, and can't be called good shape. But they are sometimes used for particular reasons. This is a copy of the living page "diagonal plays as non-standard" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |