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Aji In Joseki 1
    Keywords: Joseki
 Started by HolIgor

[Diagram]
Shimari with aji

This position is something recognizable. It happens when White chooses not to answer Black's press and Black takes the corner.



But the taste of that corner is a little bit bitter.

[Diagram]
Black 2 is honte

Even such a distant approach as W1 is a threat to revive the white stone in the corner.



B2 is honte here.

[Diagram]
White has a chance

If Black does not reply to WC, White can use this chance to break through or live in the corner.



KarlKnechtel: Maybe it is because I am only in the mid-kyus, but it is not at all clear to me that WC is at all important to the sequence here... ?


HolIgor: With WC, Black has to protect at B6. Without this stone Black can accept the challenge to start a big fight.

[Diagram]
Starting a fight

The fight is difficult for both as it is.



So White will start it only in the case when some helping stones appear nearby.

[Diagram]
A clamp is another option

But this fight is difficult for White too.



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