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Pincer counter to mini-chinese
Difficulty: Advanced Keywords: Opening, Joseki
When White is reluctant to allow Black a mini-chinese along this side,
The common way to play, in pro games, is for Black to make an enclosure with
That is, tenuki from the left corner is standard here. This leaves White free to continue with a tenuki joseki at a squared point (see 4-4 point low approach one-space low pincer, tenuki); but more normal is for White to play at the circled point first.
Clearly Black is trying for an early, dynamic development. See also final diagram in preferring to pincer, for another case (the two-space high pincer). This is a copy of the living page "Pincer counter to mini-chinese" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |