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4-4 point low approach, two-space high pincer with side stone
Keywords: Joseki
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/36/37e9508675bad2e01afcc176a780aff1.png) | Framework strategy |
In the presence of , is a pincer that works in a way that is quite similar to the pincer at a, which has to a great extent replaced in pro games.
For White's reply at b see catenaccio joseki. The hazama tobi at c is the other common possibility.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/4/2000873d8965619258509f4174499f6c.png) | Invasion |
The usual way for White to play is the immediate 3-3 invasion. is indicated here, because of . may be at a, b or c. At c is often seen in the West because of an 'old information' effect: the pros have hardly played this since 1975, but it's still in the books in English.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/8/75c45fd5da00950e7bea59257ae75372.png) | Current thinking |
This is the modern line. at a instead is bad.
Charles Matthews
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