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3-4 point high approach, two-space high pincer, two-point jump, tenuki
  Difficulty: Expert   Keywords: Joseki

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Black's tenuki

It is known from pro games for Black to ignore WC. In fact this was played by Cho Chikun in 2002, and it had occurred earlier in a Korean game.


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Black is shut in

Clearly Black suffers a local loss after W1.


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The pincer stone is too close

B1 and B3 are played for Black to survive here, quickly. You'd have to say that BC now looks misplaced - too close to W2 and W4 and a target for attack shortly.

Charles Matthews



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