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4-4 point low approach, diagonal contact then pincer
Path: DiagonalAttachmentPath · Prev: KosumitsukeJoseki · Next: BasicInstinct
Difficulty: Beginner Keywords: Opening, Joseki
LovedInEmerald Damn, I've just found another way of playing which also has put me in trouble. Sadly the people I've been playing don't know where they're supposed to play after Note: This is in response to a discussion on my homepage which may or may not be there if you look for it (I'm trying to keep it clutter-free so I have been deleting my questions as they are answered).
This is the game continuation which I played on the premise that if Black would normally have played at
The alternative I thought of was an underpowered extension at a or b; but it seems hard to justify
Charles The usual thing is
Andre Engels: It seems that this has even been played enough by professionals for a joseki to have been developed.
The follow-up in this diagram is what is most played by professionals, although the location of LovedInEmerald Damn! Now I have to ask questions outside the safety of the dumb questions section on my homepage :p. Anyways, getting back on topic... Would there be any merit in trying something along these lines?
The thing is, I have nowhere near enough experience to get an idea about where these lines would go but it seems to me black has to give up the corner or allow the extension attempted with
ps. I don't like the look of
Andre Engels: White 8 is a very strange shape. White's stones are not working at their fullest. I think that after Andre Engels: At second thought, white a-black b-white d probably looks even better.
LovedInEmerald The usual thing is
I'm just checking to make 100% sure here but that doesn't sound like a denouncement per se ie. it doesn't sound like there is no constructive follow-up to
Charles Playing Dieter: content overlap with Kosumi-Tsuke Joseki. Charles Not exactly - that deals with playing into the pincer - although the same shape for White occurs. Path: DiagonalAttachmentPath · Prev: KosumitsukeJoseki · Next: BasicInstinct This is a copy of the living page "4-4 point low approach, diagonal contact then pincer" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |