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Swedish Fuseki
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[Diagram]
Figure 1: Swedish fuseki

This 'fuseki' was made up in the swedish channel on KGS partly because they/we wanted their own fuseki/opening, partly as a joke and partly since god said that 6-7 is the best opening.
This should in no case be considered a good opening ;)

A swedish opening begins with a 6-6 or a 6-7 in one corner and followed up by a 5-5, 6-6 or 6-7.

The swedish fuseki has mainly 4 strengths:

  • Confusing the opponent. The seemlessly (only seemlessly?) worhtless starting moves can throw your enemy off guard.
    Also, many players will notice that you build a large center moyo and will put a lot of effort into destroying it, even to that case that they will sacrifice many moves to destroy it while you can peacefully build up a large territory on the sides.
  • No life securing moves. All of the groups on the board are quite well connected and in case life is needed, it's not that difficult to make eye here and an eye there. A move which otherwise would be needed to secure the base isn't needed.
  • Favorable ladders. Since you control the center, you will likely have a lot of favorable ladders.
  • Forgot what else is good with this fuseki.


Large corner enclosing swedish fuseki


[Diagram]
Figure 2: Large corner enclosing swedish fuseki

A variation of the swedish fuseki, the large corner enclosing swedish fuseki (just made a name up) is to souround each corner and build side/center influence, if black, tengen is usualy the first move.


[Diagram]
Figure 2a: Cont. of 2

Example sequence and likely not a joseki.


[Diagram]
Figure 2b: Cont. of 2a

(Upper right is an example of how the fuseki user should emphisize the sides/center moyo).

A more useful variation would be the corner enclosing swedish fuseki where the moves are played closer to the corner in a sente sequence.


























Small corner enclosing swedish fuseki




[Diagram]
Figure 3: Corner enclosing swedish fuseki

In order to suceed with this fuseki, the opponent should ignore your approach and play in another corner, before sourounding the last corner, you then attack the corners in sente attacks which will give you side/center moyo but leave some cutting points behind. The last corner is usualy left open.


[Diagram]
Figure 3a: Cont. of Corner enclosing swedish fuseki

Example sequences and likely not josekis.


[Diagram]
Figure 3b: Cont. of Corner enclosing swedish fuseki

[Diagram]
Figure 3c: Cont. of Corner enclosing swedish fuseki

(Personally, I kind of like the small corner enclosing SF)



This is a copy of the living page "Swedish Fuseki" at Sensei's Library.
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