Basic Instinct in Joseki 1
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/48/8647390d10e4b8fe308a65d21f5a32a9.png) | Basic instinct |
Dieter: in a recent game of mine, playing Black, White played , which is considered a joseki. In the analysis, we both agreed that Black should now extend along the left side, which was open except for a white stone at 4-4.
However, I decided to follow basic instinct:
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/25/a309e4a5b8e9426a8cfd34bbca9b77f8.png) | The ladder and the cut. |
Pushing at is basic instinct. The ladder worked. However, White can cut at and . I didn't mind so much about the cut, because White wasn't alive yet, so I'm sort of playing on both sides?.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/20/ebadea131cdd4f6383cfe7c007b4c788.png) | The pros and the amas |
In the analysis and with hindsight of the game, we agreed this was bad for Black. However, I found a pro game on gobase which goes exactly like this which means at least one pro thought this result was playable for Black.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/40/160276ecd04d9f6790352d473c78ae5d.png) | The amateurs continue |
was an agressive play. Black locked up White but the latter lives with territory at . Now the question in the analysis remained whether Black a was urgent or slow. In any case Black is not completely connected even after a and White then has territory and sente.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/21/0d0fd54c12fa88a48a6b547a3e3e40c3.png) | The pros continue |
This was the pro continuation. It makes me think that the corner and the side are kind of miai. So perhaps ...
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/14/f94671c598e9fbe7f37e9f7a6f9e737a.png) | Miai ? |
... Black should have taken the corner instead of locking white up.
Incidentally, the Black pro lost the game.
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