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4-5 point pincers
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Difficulty: Expert
Keywords: Joseki
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/21/43682f9b0cf4b175b8440f0325d066d6.png) | Uncommon plays |
The black pincers at , or a, are sufficiently rare in high-level go that one can question whether they are joseki. Perhaps to play the 4-5 point is to resign oneself to not playing a pincer, in normal circumstances.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/5/f757aa619e99142e22d451a7eeccee1f.png) | Uncommon plays, too |
In case White plays the 5-3 approach here, there is no local reason why Black shouldn't play at a (transposing to a normal 3-3 point variation).
Considering though that is probably played in relation to the position across the top side, Black tries other replies: the press at b, the taisha at c, the pincers d and e are all known from pro play.
Charles Matthews
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