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Answer Keima with Kosumi
Path: GoProverbs · Prev: PlayAtTheCentreOfThreeStones · Next: FiveLibertiesForTacticalStability
Difficulty: Advanced Keywords: Shape, Proverb
Here's an example.
Here's another well-known joseki example of a kosumi response to a keima approach. Other discussionThis means to play kosumi (diagonal move) when your opponent plays a keima (knight's move) approach to your stone. Your kosumi will be on the point that the approach aimed at. It also aims at a shoulder hit (katatsuki) against your opponent's stone. Take for example the following situation that often arises in a handicap game:
White approaches at
Bill Spight: Actually, Isn't there another joseki when white plays at '1', black responds at the position which white had played '3' and then white will play a hane and the joseki continues...? Random Passerby?
But this, while joseki, is slow, and is usually avoided. The kosumi-tsuke is good to know, but also relies on the surroundings. You would not typically respond with either kosumi or kosumi-tsuke to a keima kakari. This seems to be a misconception these days, as the kosumi response to the keima kakari is seen often in pro play. -- Anon So how come this is a "proverb"? Aside from here, I have seen it only on Jan van der Steen's list, and did not find an explanation there. The other way around makes more sense:
See also keima slide and ogeima slide. Path: GoProverbs · Prev: PlayAtTheCentreOfThreeStones · Next: FiveLibertiesForTacticalStability This is a copy of the living page "Answer Keima with Kosumi" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |