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4-5 point
Difficulty: Beginner Keywords: Opening, Joseki
The 4-5 point and 5-4 points in the corner (Japanese: takamoku) are marked as a and b in the diagram below.
As an opening play, the 4-5 point is more center-oriented than the 3-5 point, and less corner-oriented than the 4-4 point.
One set of joseki starts with
This opening play, popular in Edo period games and until the 1930s, has dropped out of fashion with most modern players. When compared with the 4-4 point it is less flexible. For some of the traditional plans, see for example
This is a copy of the living page "4-5 point" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |